Wednesday 6 April 2011

Resting Place

Designer: Bronwyn snow
Year: 1994
Steel and jarrah seat

Resting Place is a sculpture that combines aesthetics and function. Commissioned throught the City of Melbourne's Percent for Art Program, this double sided seat of steel and jarrah offers the urban flaneur a place to rest, take stock and take in the urban environment. The decorative elements of the seat include two serpents - traditionally a symbol of healing, rebirth and female power - towering sunflowers, which wathc over the seated, and ivy.