Wonderment Walk Sculpture Commission

One night at the end of May, 2016, my name got called out as the winner of a sculpture commission. Yes. I was very surprised, particularly because I was up against two very established artists (compared to me) and really didn't think they would give me a second look. But, it would appear that the work I pitched was just what the lovely people at Wonderment Walk were looking for. Something that could bring science and art together in an engaging way for the general public. Below is a picture of me standing with Eddie Kutner (Founder and Chair of Wonderment Walk org) in front of my concept design. The work, which will be called 'Celestial Ground' will be in front of the Victoria Point apartments in Docklands and is intended to draw attention to the sky above by evoking astronomical observation, reflection (both literal and metaphorical), telescopes, cosmic geometry, and the darkness of the unknown, just to name a few. It will be constructed out of steel, which is not something I've worked with before so I am enlisting the help of the talented crew at Lump Studios to get the job the done. We're currently part way into construction and just waiting on the engineer's 'go ahead' to lay the concrete plinths. So exciting! Launch is scheduled for early October so there's not much wriggle room. Better get back to it. For more info on Wonderment Walk: ​http://wondermentwalk.org.au/