As we scan the horizon with its countless heroic bronzes and “big things”, it’s easy to believe public art commissions are only for artist who work to monumental proportions.
But the stakeholders commissioning today’s public art are interested in site responsiveness and the way the community can interact with the work. They include Steven Russel’s quiet Human Sundials along Bondi’s sea wall evoking Koori seasonal stories and WA’s Alina Tang’s ephemeral Tussie Mussies, a mobile flower cart where the artist prepares customised bouquets for members of the public as a catalyst for engagement about female identity and strength.
