Designer: Maurie Hughes
Year: 1996
Silicon bronze, galvanised and mild steel
This monumental sculpture by Melbourne artist Maurie Hughes has been designed to take advantage of the movement of traffic and pedestrians. The use of staggered plinths explores the concept of 'journey' and the promps of ceremonial processions. The work also references Chris Reynolds' A History Apparatus, which is located on the same median strip on the corner of Bourke Street. The isea of 'spirit' is conveyed symbolically in the flue, through which forces trapped under earth can be released into the air. This element of the complex sculpture, with its urn , archways and sentinels, is central to the commission
