Since the mid-2000s, I have been privileged to have collaborated with an array of architects, designers and fabricators. A number of the commissions remain installed in public spaces where you may visit.
199 Grey Street, South Bank, Brisbane.
Commissioned by Stockwell, this veneer and suspended sculpture
(not shown in photograph) results from a collaboration with Urban Art Projects.
The European honey bees are depicted carrying bougainvillea flowers. They are symbolic of the role this form of colonialism played in the establishment of a diverse community in South Brisbane.
Dixon Street Mall, Haymarket, Sydney.
This multi-award winning conversion of an pagoda into an information kiosk commissioned by the City of Sydney, under the management of Mano Ponnambalam, was undertaken by Frost Design, Lacoste Stevenson Architects, and Axolotl Projects.
The symbols of wealth and longevity are dispersed across the surface, like chrysanthemums floating in a glass vessel. The lantern design was intended to pay homage to the history of the site, as a place populated by produce sellers, tea merchants, and restauranteurs.
Pacific Place, Chatswood, Sydney.
This illuminated mural and set of gates results from a collaboration between Mirvac and Axolotl Projects.
Featuring a set jasmine and blue flax lily flowers, the artwork hints at a coexistence between cultures. It is located in close proximity to a major transport and multicultural hub.
Albert Lane, Brisbane Central Business District.
Commissioned by Brisbane City Council, this collaboration with Urban Art Projects also includes an awning and retractable glass door. It is situation in an area of the city where Chinese general stores operated during the 19th century.
Golden Age Apartments, Box Hill, Melbourne.
This augmentation of wind blades was commissioned by the Golden Age Group and fabricated by Urban Art Projects.
It features goldfish as a symbol for wealth. Feral specimens of the species occasionally glimmer in the rivers, as did gold prior to their late 19th century introduction.
The installation is positioned amidst a burgeoning Chinese community.
Darwin Convention Centre, Northern Territory.
Part of a larger composition about the environment in the Northern Territory, this sculpture reflects a mixing of salt and fresh water in estuaries. It was created during the late 2000s, a time when concerns over arrivals from Indonesian waters were high.