Category: public art
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Radiolarians
RadioLarians new public artwork for the Lake MacQuarie City Gallery, installed February 2011. Radiolarians consists of two interlocked sculptures, laser cut in 6mm Corten steel. The forms, one cylindrical and the other toroidal have a strong morphological relationship to microscopic marine creatures, sharing symmetry with the structure of primitive Radiolaria, countless millions of which form…
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Padme
Views of the Padme Installation at MacQuarie University 2010. Padme is a solar-powered digital audio floating sculpture that is activated by wave motion and by water birds nudging the antennae-like motion sensing ‘whiskers’ that radiate from the work. A short radio interview about the installation. A favourite with the wildlife. Slight movement activated a chorus…
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Sculpture in the Vineyards
[dropcap character=”A”] new work “Transformer” has been installed at the UnderCliff Vineyard in Wollembi alongside “Spinner” which remains in-situ from last year. [dropcap character=”M”]y approach to the sonic domain has always been informed by a Sculptor’s perspective which emphasises the experiential nature of sounds, linking them to the dynamic, material events that produce them and situating…
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WA Marine Facility ~ Ondes
Ondes Ondes is a public art commission for a new Marine facility at Henderson WA. The work is comprised of three elements; an outdoor kinetic work, consisting of six counter-balanced needles which interact with the wind; a series of interactive biomorphic sculptures that react to human movement via changes in their internal lighting and a…
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Theorem
Between June 2004 and February 2005 Nigel Helyer worked as an Artist in Residence at the Paul Scherrer Institut, one of Switzerland’s largest research laboratories. The Following is extracted from the Institut publication ‘Aktuell’. How might an Artist approach the Paul Scherrer Institut, which by any standards, is a complex intellectual and social organism? My…
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LifeBoat
The lab floating in Oslo fjord. LifeBoat is a prosaic title indicating both the physical reality (the project is contained within a fully weatherproofed ship’s lifeboat) and somewhat more conceptually, as the lifeboat has become home to a Biotechnology lab; a home to the processes of life itself. On a metaphorical level, this project is…
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Everything’s Nice with American Rice
Exhibited. Everything`s nice with American rice” was installed in Matsudai, Japan as part of the Echigo-Tsumari Trienniale 2003. Materials. Fermentation Laboratory, Agricultural equipment, Rice. Dimensions. Laboratory ~10m x 6m x 3m. Rice and art have a strong bond in common, both are essential to our well being, both sustain and nourish us in different…
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Din: Ding, Dang, Dong
Exhibited. Permanent Public Sculpture located within the Seoul Olympic Park, South Korea. 1988. Materials. Bell/Crucible elements: – Corten Steel. Architectural Supports: – Structural Steel with epoxy finish. Dais & Central Table: – Grey Granite (440 m3). Dimensions. Overall Ground Plan: – 22m x 22m. Overall height: – 6m. Bell/Crucibles, diameter – 3.5m (@ 3 tonnes).…