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Angus Baldwin

Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus

Turning a Blind Eye

Sculpture

Angus Baldwin

Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus

Turning a Blind Eye

Sculpture

Deuteranopia: red-green colourblindness. My greens are red and blues are orange, according to the tests at least. I thought being colourblind was my weakness, but perhaps it’s playing a role in a society that will not open its eyes, not willing to see the destruction of our environment through the continued use of fossil fuels. I used train moulds, oil paint, rust patina and recycled bike wheels in my body of work to represent my memories, all tainted now. A warm house in winter: more carbon in our atmosphere. My favourite soft toy: filled with plastic that never breaks down.

Edward Parsons

St Mary's Cathedral College

The Commute

Sculpture

Edward Parsons

St Mary's Cathedral College

The Commute

Sculpture

My body of work explores the public transport commute, highlighting the personal and humorous aspects of this mundane experience. Informed by my own reluctance to sit next to certain individuals based on appearance or mannerisms, my intent was to represent this unique liminal space that so many of us are familiar with. I used monster clay for its sensitive ability to express the fleshy likeness of an unnamed, yet familiar, commuter, framed by the bus seat. Viewers are invited to engage with the work, tentatively positioning themselves to occupy the empty seat, leave a tag or rummage through the briefcase.

Lillian Quick

James Sheahan Catholic High School

The Metastases Journey of Uncle Jim

Sculpture

Lillian Quick

James Sheahan Catholic High School

The Metastases Journey of Uncle Jim

Sculpture

The Metastases Journey of Uncle Jim represents the vulnerability, mortality, chemical and physical transformation of the human body as it experiences and battles the corrosive nature of cancer. The disfiguring and scarring of the human body are given expression through the stooping form, an assemblage of rusted and corroded repurposed metal, weathered wood and personal objects. My intent in including these personal items – the walking stick, weathered boots and hanging crucifix – was to invite the audience to consider the personal relationship between faith and suffering, and the courageous battle of loved ones who have a cancer diagnosis.

Joshua Watson

Newington College

Stábhochsprung

Sculpture

Joshua Watson

Newington College

Stábhochsprung

Sculpture

In my body of work I explore the synergy between humans and technology. Movement is a personal expression central to our individuality. Humans can use technology to enhance movement: athletes use a pole to vault over impractical heights. (Stábhochsprung is the German word for ‘pole vault’.) Bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, will tarnish over time without maintenance. Similarly, without constant practice, all forms will ‘tarnish’. My work balances dualities: digital and analogue, geometric and organic, still and dynamic, raw and refined. My intent is to encourage the audience to consider their bodies, movement and technologies.