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)