THREE canoe-shaped sculptures appear to glide through the Dandenong Civic Centre foyer.
The City of Greater Dandenong officially launched new art work Journey on Thursday 3 September.
Artists Kris Coad and Julie Squires created the bone china pieces especially for the space and to reflect the area’s past, present and future.
Their form symbolises the flow of time, the cycle of growth and evolution, and concepts of passage and journeying.
Each represents a different time in Dandenong’s development – from pre-colonial times to its agricultural period and more recent cultural diversity boom.
The canoes’ gently undulating surfaces are reminiscent of the natural world and their shadows rippling over the walls create the sense of quiet reflection.
Kris Coad is an award-winning ceramic artist who for more than 20 years has divided her time between her studio and being an arts educator.
Her work has featured in more than 70 exhibitions.
Award-winning sculptor Julie Squires has over the past 18 years produced more than 20 public art sculptures and installations across Australia.
She specialises in steel and bronze sculpture.
– CASEY NEILL
