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CLIMATE CHANGE LOOMS LARGE AT SCULPTURE BY SEA
Sculpture by the Sea runs from Oct 24 to Nov 10. Now in its 23rd year, it is one of Sydney's key annual arts events, drawing half a million people to the 2km coastal walk from Bondi to Tamarama. The line-up this year features entries from countries across the globe including Japan, China, Denmark, Spain, USA and Finland, competing for the $70,000 first prize.
as a beacon of hope for the numerous bleached coral gardens that they may recover and flourish once again if we let them.”
Climate change forms a strong theme in this year’s Sculpture by the Sea, with many of the 111 entrants making strong statements on the environment.
SALLIE PORTNOY's 'SEA GARDEN'
You can’t get a much stronger environmental statement than a dead tree. That’s what Perth sculptor/artist Sam Hopkins has created in aluminium, a lifeless tree trunk with jagged broken branches, giving the surface of the metal an acid treatment so it is dull grey.
While some exhibits may spark reflection on the environment, others may transport you to a spiritual sphere. This year there’s an installation six little tabernacles for people to gather, congregate and celebrate the Jewish festival of Sukkot.
Sam’s tree – he describes it as a “native dead tree” – is just under six metres high (six metres being the height limit for Sculpture by the Sea exhibits). “It depicts a bit of what life will be like if we don’t do anything about climate change,” he says. Another work looks at coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef. NSW artist Sallie Portnoy’s creation, titled ‘Sea Garden,’ is made of recycled glass. Her artist statement says: “Animated by the light shining through the glass, these luminous blooms stand
Also fanning the global warming debate is an artwork called ‘One Day Will Come’ by Jane Gillings, made from 150 discarded pedestal fans. Here’s her artist statement: “As the world warms, so do we. As we try to cool ourselves down we contribute to the drain on the energy systems that are warming us up. This cycle of demand outstripping supply spins around and around like the fans so commonly discarded. The fans are presented as the unknown soldier. Disposable and wasted regardless of whether they work or not.”
The installation is the creation of Sydney architect and academic William Feuerman in collaboration with six other architects and the community organisation Shalom.
SCULPTURE BY THE SEA SAM HOPKINS 'NATIVE TREE'
BONDI TO TAMARAMA Oct 24-Nov 10 www.sculpturebythesea.com