Timber Totem in Wynnum, Australia

by Rick Nelson

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Timber Totem in Wynnum, Australia

Artist

Rick Nelson

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Photograph - Digital Photography

Description

The five-metre high timber "totem' entry
sculpture reflects on a connection between land and
sea, a connection with the senses, to the past, present
and future, a connection to the processes of
reconciliation, cooperation and sustainability and
importantly an opportunity to open one's mind for the
journey ahead. This sculpture draws inspiration from
such elements as the pylons of the original timber pier
that once stood in this location (No. 2 Pier, Wynnum at
Morton Bay in Australia), the forests that once grew
along these shores to the three to four men that would
go out into knee to waist deep water to 'call' the
dolphins. The ripple like forms and the simple text
carved and charred into the three poles provide cues to
the inherent meaning behind the sculptural installation.

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June 20th, 2022

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