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Fletcher’s Mutiny Cyclorama is the brainchild of Norfolk Islander Marie Bailey, a 6th generation descendant of Fletcher Christian. After visiting a cyclorama in Quebec, Marie was inspired to create one on Norfolk Island to depict the story of her ancestor's famous mutiny and tell the story of the Pitcairn and Norfolk communities which were created as a result of his actions.
Marie asked Norfolk Island artists Tracey Yager and Sue Draper to design and paint the Cyclorama. They planned the overall concept and building, selected the scenes and researched for the painting and story, before commencing the artwork.
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The Cyclorama was painted totally on site, with mobile
scaffolding used to reach all areas of the curved plaster
wall. Scenes were sketched onto the wall with
perspective designed to suit the central viewing
position. The painting was then built up in stages
using acrylic paint and both artists worked on all of the
scenes to achieve a unified style. A third artist, Glenn Douran spent a month painting portraits, working from old photographs of the Pitcairn people. The artists carved and painted polystyrene ‘rocks’ and used them along with real sand as foreground props to accentuate the 3-D illusion.
The two artists spent 16 months painting the artwork, taking the total project time to two years. The Cyclorama opened in October 2002.
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