Brendale, QLD — In the industrial outskirts of Brisbane, something wild just happened, and it wasn’t a power surge.
Residents driving past the Brendale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) were expecting the usual concrete walls and construction noise. Instead, they got a shock of a different kind: a 50-meter-long, 8-meter-high mural exploding in shades of green, stretching across the site like a living artery of colour and energy.
The artistic lightning strike came from INDO the Artist, one of Australia’s most accomplished muralists and, apparently, a one-man artistic army.
Akaysha Energy, the renewable-energy firm behind the BESS project, tapped INDO to turn a plain noise wall into something bold, uplifting, and unforgettable. What they got was a monumental visual statement that looks more like a public landmark than an industrial barrier.
And the craziest part?
INDO painted the entire thing alone- in just eight days.
No crew.
No assistants.
Just one guy, a towering wall, and a fierce creative engine.
Akaysha Energy had already been making headlines for its innovative community-first approach to renewable infrastructure. But this time, they let locals help guide the artistic direction- a move that shaped the mural’s powerful central metaphor.
Rendered in luminous greens, INDO’s design follows the journey of a seed sprouting into a thriving tree. It’s a striking symbol of renewal, resilience, and the clean-energy future Queensland is racing toward.
The result? A piece of industrial infrastructure turned into public poetry.
INDO, whose full name is Patrick Edward Indo, has built a reputation across Australia for his bold colour palettes, modern storytelling style, and ability to give identity to otherwise forgettable spaces. His murals appear on commercial sites, public buildings, schools, laneways, and now in energy megaprojects.
But even for him, this Brendale mural is a standout. It’s bigger, faster, and more intensely symbolic than most artists would dare attempt.
Local residents have already been snapping photos, calling the piece ‘hopeful’, ‘serene’ and ‘exactly what the area needed.’ For an energy facility that promises to power communities, the mural adds something else: a heartbeat.
With the Brendale BESS expected to become a major clean-energy hub for Queensland, the mural now stands as its unofficial emblem- a fusion of art, technology, and community.
And for INDO, the achievement is nothing short of visionary. He’s proven that one artist with conviction can transform steel and concrete into inspiration.
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