In the early hours of August 21 last year, the old Lismore Police Station at 10 Casino Street, South Lismore burnt to the ground.

A 27-year-old female was treated for minor burns, otherwise, there were no other injuries.

The block has remained an eyesore ever since with charred wood, warped tin roof sheets and rubble strewn around the site. Until now.

Jai Hackl, Ben Bewley and Eli Hellewell and a fourth anonymous friend have been working to clear the site for the owner of the block, Richard Jones.

(Local artists (from left) Ben, Eli and Jai plus anonymous on-site at 10 Casino Street)

Not only will the block be cleared but the three men are artists so will be leaving their mark once they leave.

When the Lismore App caught up with the four hard at work, they were discussing sculpture ideas. Many people in Lismore and the Northern Rivers would have seen their work, including the Byron Bay whale tail at the Treehouse, Willow Creek entrance and the big ring and eucalyptus leaf bench seats at the Eastwood Estate in Goonellabah.

Jai needed a big space for a large sculpture project and ended up on the Casino Street site before it burnt down which is the connection with Richard Jones and why the men are clearing the block.

"We've probably only got another few more days. I reckon three or four more days and we'll have it all tied up," Jai explained.

The artwork that will be left on the vacant block will be visible from the street.

"It's going to be big, pretty massive because we've got a bit of big structural steel and big structural timbers. We will build something so it can be moved if they want to move it off-site."

"Maybe something flood and fire-related because there was a flood and fire."

One idea gets raised as we speak about a full destruction at the bottom then it comes to form at the top in the shape of a flower or phoenix.

The artistic process doesn't sound like it will take long.

"Sometimes in the flow of things it can be quick or sometimes it can be slow, it just depends. It could be a couple of days or a couple of weeks."

The finished work will be a collaboration as Ben uses driftwood and carves timber with a chainsaw while Jai uses metal.

"I was thinking about getting a heap of timbers and layering them and then he (Ben) can then get the chainsaw and carve shapes into it. We'll figure it out as we go."

While Jai, Ben, Eli and friend get to work this week they will soon be jetting off to Nevada in the U.S. for the Burning Man Festival which is described as the biggest art festival in the world.