Ceiling panels in the Victoria Park Pool reception area resemble the fluid black line running down the middle of a swimming pool.
Artist: Sue Callanan
Artwork description
The artwork is comprised of 2 flat panels embedded in the ceiling plane of the Victoria Park Pool foyer space. The 2 works are exactly parallel to each other and both resemble the underside of a swimming pool with a fluid black line running down the middle, alluding to the silhouette of a swimmer.
The work is made of blue perspex and has a ripple effect endowing the otherwise static material with a sense of fluidity and animation. The lights within the work and the light that permeates the openings of the foyer space further animate the work and make it appear to be in a constant state of movement.
Artist
Sue Callanan has been a practicing artist for the past 3 decades, with a focus on creating public art that highlights architectural nuance and the social habitation of a space. These works emphasise the purpose of each space while imbuing it with a poetic resonance. Many of them occupy zones of transition, where the act of walking is part of the experience.
Sue is the co-founder and director of Articulate project space, Leichhardt. She has created installations in Australia, Korea, Finland, Brazil, the US and UK.
