❓ Ms. Evangel inquired about the significance of the newly unveiled Signature Ring public artwork at Elizabeth Quay. The Minister for Planning detailed the artwork's creation from salvaged tiles bearing student signatures and its broader context within the Elizabeth Quay development.
AnsweredQoN 1000Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
ELIZABETH QUAY — PUBLIC ARTWORKS —
SIGN IN 2000 TILES
1000. Ms E. EVANGEL to the Minister for
Planning:
I was pleased to hear of the
unveiling of the first public artwork at Elizabeth Quay today. Can the minister
please advise the house about the significance of this artwork?
SIGN IN 2000 TILES
1000. Ms E. EVANGEL to the Minister for
Planning:
I was pleased to hear of the
unveiling of the first public artwork at Elizabeth Quay today. Can the minister
please advise the house about the significance of this artwork?
AnswerView source ↗
I was very pleased about one hour
ago to visit the Barrack Street jetty precinct, which has been upgraded. About
$20 million has been spent there as part of the Elizabeth Quay project. The
specific reason I was there was the unveiling of the Signature Ring , a major piece of public art that I think is a very
great credit to the artists Matthew Ngui and Simon Gauntlett. In particular,
the work represents more than 200 000 signatures of school students, as they
were in 1999–2000, that were previously on the ceramic tiles on the
river side of the belltower. As members will probably remember, those tiles had
to be removed in the early part of last year as part of the reconstruction occurring
in the Barrack Street jetty area. Quite apart from the need for them to be
removed for that project, they were becoming degraded—a lot of them
were faded, some of them had chipped—and they certainly had a finite
life. They have now been recreated into copper plates in the form of a
signature ring, as it is called, which looks somewhat like headphones but it is
not based on that concept. They are all there.
Ms
M.M. Quirk interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Girrawheen!
Mr
J.H.D. DAY : People and children, as they were, and their families and
anyone else from the public can go and not only see but also feel their
signature created on the copper plates. There is also a major fibre optic light
aspect to the work that will be particularly evident at night. This has
involved a lot of painstaking work by the two artists I mentioned. A lot of
consideration, planning and development of the project have also been
undertaken within the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. I commend not only
the artists but also all the staff in the MRA who have been involved.
Lotterywest was involved in making a $150 000 contribution through Perth
Rotary, and I thank both Lotterywest and Perth Rotary for their involvement in
the project. I make the point also that this is a major piece of public art
that will be one of a number of significant pieces of public art in the
Elizabeth Quay precinct, as will become evident over the next couple of months
or so. Another major piece will be the 29-metre high Spanda sculpture by the Kalgoorlie-born, internationally acclaimed
artist Christian de Vietri, as well as two significant works by local
Aboriginal artists, and other works in the playground and the ferry terminal as
well as the lighting features themselves.
I encourage everyone who has had an
interest in this this issue to see them. Many people in Western Australia, and
more widely around the world, have wanted these signatures to be represented.
They are now in a more permanent form than was the case before. In addition,
the MRA has established an online tool through www.findyoursignature.com.au
where all the signatures are visible also through the internet.
ago to visit the Barrack Street jetty precinct, which has been upgraded. About
$20 million has been spent there as part of the Elizabeth Quay project. The
specific reason I was there was the unveiling of the Signature Ring , a major piece of public art that I think is a very
great credit to the artists Matthew Ngui and Simon Gauntlett. In particular,
the work represents more than 200 000 signatures of school students, as they
were in 1999–2000, that were previously on the ceramic tiles on the
river side of the belltower. As members will probably remember, those tiles had
to be removed in the early part of last year as part of the reconstruction occurring
in the Barrack Street jetty area. Quite apart from the need for them to be
removed for that project, they were becoming degraded—a lot of them
were faded, some of them had chipped—and they certainly had a finite
life. They have now been recreated into copper plates in the form of a
signature ring, as it is called, which looks somewhat like headphones but it is
not based on that concept. They are all there.
Ms
M.M. Quirk interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Girrawheen!
Mr
J.H.D. DAY : People and children, as they were, and their families and
anyone else from the public can go and not only see but also feel their
signature created on the copper plates. There is also a major fibre optic light
aspect to the work that will be particularly evident at night. This has
involved a lot of painstaking work by the two artists I mentioned. A lot of
consideration, planning and development of the project have also been
undertaken within the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. I commend not only
the artists but also all the staff in the MRA who have been involved.
Lotterywest was involved in making a $150 000 contribution through Perth
Rotary, and I thank both Lotterywest and Perth Rotary for their involvement in
the project. I make the point also that this is a major piece of public art
that will be one of a number of significant pieces of public art in the
Elizabeth Quay precinct, as will become evident over the next couple of months
or so. Another major piece will be the 29-metre high Spanda sculpture by the Kalgoorlie-born, internationally acclaimed
artist Christian de Vietri, as well as two significant works by local
Aboriginal artists, and other works in the playground and the ferry terminal as
well as the lighting features themselves.
I encourage everyone who has had an
interest in this this issue to see them. Many people in Western Australia, and
more widely around the world, have wanted these signatures to be represented.
They are now in a more permanent form than was the case before. In addition,
the MRA has established an online tool through www.findyoursignature.com.au
where all the signatures are visible also through the internet.
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