Public Art

The Flooded Mirror

Sound installation | 2011

The Flooded Mirror tells an abstract sound story of the interconnections between sea, geology and humans. Shearer has developed sounds inspired by mineral structure as a metaphor for those processes that affect the land formation, geological strata, culture and communities. It is like an aural map of energy flow narrating ancient general histories and specific recent histories.

Silt Line

Cast concrete design | 2011

The patterns in the stair risers are graphic representations of the clusters of sounds making up the sound installation The Flooded Mirror, high and low frequencies and revealing the cycles of the tide. The design is open enough to imply scientific diagrams of complexity theory, or the strata and clusters of species evolution and of geological mapping.

Sounds of Sea

Stainless steel & powder-coating | 2011

Sounds of Sea is based on the ventilation funnels and speaking tubes used on ships and are designed for sitting, listening and speaking. The artists were inspired by the unique site and "hollow" structure of the wharf. The sculptures are a reminder to the history of the waterfront and its on-going role as an active shipping harbour, transforming the wharf into an old ship deck.

Company is an art and design practice that has been operating since 2000 and works in various fields of design and product development. The duo has exhibited their art and design work throughout Europe and Asia.

Wind Tree

Stainless steel | 1977

Wind Tree is one of five artworks produced as a result of the Auckland International Sculpture Symposium held in Auckland in September 1971 and was first installed in Queen Elizabeth Square in 1977. It was removed in 2002 to make way for new landscape elements as part of the redevelopment of the Britomart rail station and square upgrade.

Wind Tree is made from stainless steel, is approximately 22m long, 5m wide and 5.5m high. The trusses are designed to swing in the wind, hence the artworks title. Michio Ihara was born in 1928 and graduated from Tokyo University of Fine Arts in 1953 and continues make and exhibit his art. He is now a citizen of the United States and lives in Concord, Massachusetts.