Firmament IV Opens In Sydney, Australia
Firmament IV is constructed from 1,030 150mm diameter steel balls and 1,849 steel elements, welded together to create a non-regular, polygonal structure whose form dissolves and resolves throughout the gallery. Measuring 20 × 12.6 × 8.4 metres, Firmament is an assembled matrix of volumes that map a celestial constellation while also implying the form of a body lost within it. With its graphic outline, Firmament, the fourth in a series of works that attempt to map space, is the most monumental to date. The work was developed with designer and engineer Tristan Simmonds and it builds upon a three year collaboration which has resulted in the realisation of major projects all over the world.
Photograph: Firmament IV, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Sydney, Australia. Installation view. Photograph by Paul Green, Sydney.