A civic space where the work sits open to the weather and to the people who pass it every day.
Sculpture, place, material, time
Places
These are public works, and place is part of the work. A sculpture made for a specific spot answers its light, its paths and the scale of the ground around it, so it belongs where it stands rather than looking dropped into it. The first visits to a site are mostly watching: where the sun falls, which way people really walk, how big the trees and the open ground are. What is shown here is the work in the places it was made for, across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Sited work
The circular ground works read from above and on foot, drawing a still centre into the site.
A long cast-concrete piece set beside a walkway, made to be moved past slowly rather than framed.
Patterned panels that hold the light differently through the day as the sun moves across them.
How place shapes the work
Belonging to the ground
Material choice follows the place too. A coastal spot asks for surfaces and fixings that shrug off salt and wind; a busy walkway needs a work that is safe to be near and tough enough to be touched every day. Chosen well, the material lets the piece keep its dignity over decades. To discuss a commission for a particular place, get in touch.