‘Interstices of Place & Time’
Sculpture for Alceon Hamilton. Completed 2022.
Acknowledgements..
We acknowledge the Turrbul and Jagera people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which this work is located, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
Having my proposal selected from those submitted by my friends and peers at Sculptors Queensland and been awarded this commission has been an honour. I would like to thank Sculptors Queensland and in particular the exhibitions coordinator Ollie Hardt for their continuing hard work representing sculptors and promoting the art of sculpture in Queensland.
I would also like to acknowledge Alceon, their ED Todd Pepper, Project Director Paul Huston for their support of the arts and sculpture in particular in their projects. Thank you!
Cam Crossley, Sculptor & Architect
“As a sponsor of Sculptors Queensland, Alceon (as trustee for the BTP trust) decided during the COVID pandemic lockdown period to commission a creative competition for a piece of artwork that would complement the commercial office development at 385 Macarthur Avenue, Northshore. The selected piece was to be placed in the lobby of the building and provided an employment opportunity for local artists during difficult times. The competition was coordinated by Ollie Hardt, Sculptors Qld and the selected piece installed in February 2022.”
Paul Huston, Project Director BTP Fund for Alceon
‘Interstices Of Place & Time’
for the foyer of 385 Macarthur Avenue Hamilton, Brisbane
‘Interstices Of Place & Time’ speaks directly of this site. This part of the Brisbane River has seen so much change over recent centuries. Its history can be told in so many stories, resonating through the precinct as small, rich intersections or 'interstices' of defined location and a particular time. Time, like the river, flows through these places.
Cam Crossley Sculptor & Architect
The above video was generated from 3D CAD software as part of the design presentation to the client.
Installation day…
This is a time lapse video of the installation process. The sculpture consists of 2 primary pieces: one in weathering steel which references a folded paper map, and the second in linished 316 Stainless Steel in the form of the Brisbane River. Both of these components were water jet cut from the sheet stock and welded. The weathering steel is a steel alloy which contains small amounts of copper, manganese, chromium and silicon and a few others. The surface oxidation, unlike normal steel which flakes off exposing fresh steel to corrosion, is quite stable and durable once formed.
The sculpture is bolted to a steel framed plinth which is covered in 40mm planks of Kwila. The plinth also has a weathering steel skirting.
I’ve included a QR code on a plaque on the plinth which links this page to provide more information about the site, the work and its conception and fabrication processes.
Unveiling day…
‘Interstices Of Place & Time’ was officially unveiled by City of Brisbane Hamilton Ward Councillor David McLachlan, on Wednesday 1 June 2022.
Acknowledgement for photographs below: Amber Bloxson Photography (Megan).
Site history…
This site on the Brisbane River was once mangroves on sand and mudflats on the northern shore of the Brisbane River. Meanjin as the area was known by the Turrbal and Jagera people of this country’s First Nations, is now called Brisbane. It is told that this was a river crossing point for the First Nations people at low tide.
Photographs courtesy of The State Library of Queensland and Councillor of Hamilton Ward David McLachlan.
Captions to follow soon.
