Louise Skacej

Water Monitor

1 x 2m (l) sculpture.

These interactive, playful sculptural works include themed bronze plaques, small creatures and large interactive animals for children to climb. Anderson Hunt is known for his creative ability in specialist metalwork skills and design. There are also sculptural works in the Welcome to the Jungle area of this park by artists Louise Skačej and Peter Corlett OAM.

Two years after the installation of ‘Hippos’ ‘Fluffy’ was added to the Bayswater Park menagerie - a concrete play sculpture of a Merten’s water monitor with richly sensual forms and textures. In the adjacent sand pit a clutch of eggs is hidden offering a moment of true discovery to intrepid park users.

Both ‘Hippos’ and ‘Fluffy’ have become much loved members of the local community.

Louise Skacej and Dean Colls are both trained sculptors, working in design, tertiary education, film and theatre, and as commissioned sculptors before establishing Aludean in 1997.

The name Aludean is a play on both their names that aptly illustrates their collaborative approach to the creative process.

 

Medium Description:

Concrete

Location Information:

Bayswater Park, enter through the 'Welcome to the Sandpit' archway

Gps Latitude:

-37.83930779

Gps Longitude:

145.26736124

Date Of Work:

2005