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Author: Simon Gandevia
Disaster sculptures: ‘Bushfire’
‘Bushfire’ Fragment of burnt wood mounted on black marble Dimensions: 19 by 19 by 10 cm This burnt fragment was retrieved from the bushfire site at Mount Victoria in 2013
Disaster sculptures: ‘Earthquake’
‘Earthquake’ Rimu wood, rusted steel, and a delicate piece of brick Dimensions: 21 by 12 by 30 cm The rimu beam was recovered from the Christchurch railway station in New Zealand which was demolished after the earthquake in 2011. It was given to me when I visited in 2015. […]
Wood: ‘Meeting’
‘Meeting’ Jacaranda wood on green marble base Dimensions: 27 by 33 by 27 cm; base diameter 26.5 by 3 cm height The jacaranda tree was felled in the garden about 1990 and three pieces were kept to dry out
Stone: ‘You and me?’
‘You and me?’ Two sandstone pieces on a fontainbleau base Dimensions of tall piece 17 by 15 by 39 cm; short piece 18 by 14 by 25 cm; base: 49 by 35 by 2.5 cm Both pieces can rotate on their base to alter the spatial relation […]
Wood: ‘Torso’
‘Torso‘ Jacaranda wood on jarrah wood base Dimensions: 34 by 22 by 52 cm and the base: 37 by 30 by 4 cm The jacaranda tree was felled in the garden about 1990 and three pieces were kept to dry out
Disaster sculptures: ‘Washed up’
‘Washed up’ Wood on a sandstone base Dimensions 21 by 12 by 12.5 cm This wood fragment was washed up on a beach in the Royal National Park after the unexpected storms and hail in April 2015
Stonegardens: ‘Zen Stonescape 2’
‘Zen Stonescapes 2’ Four stones and one burnt piece of wood positioned on a sandstone ‘garden’ base. Overall dimensions: 30 by 40 by 19 cm.
Stonegardens: ‘Zen Stonescape 1’
‘Zen Stonescapes 1’ Two stones and one burnt piece of wood positioned on a sandstone ‘garden’ base. Overall dimensions 24 by 37 by 19 cm
Simon Gandevia Sculpture 