Materials: Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) Panels
About the Art:
This artwork is located in the inside pool of the Alice Springs Aquatic and Leisure Centre (ASALC).
The concept for this work was to add a sense of home to the overall space at the same time as presenting a series of illustrations of the insect, plant and bird life that come into the Claypans with the arrival of rain. The Claypans were considered a natural equivalent to the constructed aquatic centre. People use the two places in similar ways and spending time at the claypans when they are full of water is a celebration of rain in Central Australia. Being a large work the intention was to enrich the space while not overwhelming it.
The work can be interacted with both spatially (from a distance) as wallpaper you might find in a home and close-up, discovering the insects, birds and plants of the Claypans.
📷Image / Photo Source: ASTC Photo Archives
📍ASALC - 10 Speed St, The Gap (pool building, inside)