Set in stone

Unknowingly, we are surrounded by these unlikely natural trademarks, stamped into the concrete facies of our urban streets. Stoically set in stone, they record the fleeting life… of a leaf. At best flimsy in vivo, their traces are afforded a chance to persist through the ages, thanks to none other than us; the human race.

Move over pseudo-fossils, herein are your true modern counterparts.

Banksia trace fossil in concrete no. 1

Banksia trace fossil in concrete no. 2

Unknown leaf trace in concrete

Eucalyptus trace fossil in concrete

Unknown leaf trace in concrete

Unknown and eucalyptus leaf traces in concrete