Perth based Green was commissioned to create Droplet by the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) Government. Its elegant curved and pleated shell - in the shape of a massive water droplet - is made from laser cut 316 marine grade stainless steel, and it has a quirky 10 degree tilt.
The idea is that the 'single strong object' can be easily interpreted from a distance .... with details and pierced intricacies available on closer viewing as people are drawn to it.
Lighting was integral to the sculpture from the start. It is a medium also previously explored by the artist in other works.
The ArcPad 48s were specified by Western Australia based design practice Light Application and supplied by the Gold Coast HQ of Anolis' Australian distributor The ULA Group, co-ordinated by ULA's Architectural Lighting & Vision Consultant, Jason Saunders.
Light Application's MD David Sparrow explains that the choice of lighting product was "Very simple" in that it required a flexible, high powered LED fixture that was compact, well-priced and maintenance-free. "So the Anolis ArcPad was the obvious choice," he concludes.
Green adds, "I wanted to use high quality LED products with a good intensity that were simple to install ... and hugely dynamic in effect."
The ArcPad 48 fixtures are installed in the base of Droplet pointing upwards and outwards to the east and west. They are programmed to run a colour changing sequence that morphs from blue to pink to white, etc. over a five-minute period.
The Dynalight DMX control system was pre-programmed by Light Application and Green at the latter's studio in Perth, and the whole work transported in its entirety across the country for installation.
(Jim Evans)
