Upcycled escalator becomes public art

Over five tonne of retired heritage escalators set commuters on a creative journey at Sydney's Wynyard Station.
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Chris Fox’s work ‘Interloop’ at Wynyard Station, December 2017. Photograph: Josh Raymond

Are you the kind of person who looks at the posters in the train station, wishing for a more creative engagement while waiting for your 5.05pm to arrive?

Sydney’s Wynyard Station is leading the way in engaging designs with a new major site-specific installation by Australian contemporary artist and sculptor Chris Fox, unveiled yesterday, Thursday 7 December.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina