2011 Candescent Moon, 101 Collins St, Melbourne

Candescent Moon suggests universal themes of sequences, celestial orders and lunar rhythms. These ideas are particularly pertinent to the modern, corporate lifestyle, where life is a delicate balance within daily cycles of time and the forces of nature’s flux and unpredictability.

Candescent Moon is an artwork that encourages interactivity with the viewer. That is, as the viewer moves around the work its appearance and nature change from light to dark and from one texture to another. This sequential change can represent a change in time such as the passing from day into night. It could equally stand for changes in temperature, from warm to cold. Furthermore, it encompasses major celestial events such as a lunar eclipse, when the earth obscures the sun’s light from illuminating the moon.

The work evokes a timeless quality, bridging the gap between the everyday and our greater universe, reminding us that our lives are governed by the forces of nature and transience.

Title: Candescent Moon, 2010

Client: 101 Colllins Street, Melbourne

Materials: timber, silver leaf, shellac varnish, polyurethane

571 x 1370 x 120cm

Team: Andrew Crick, design associate

Architects: Bates Smart

Photography: Peter Clarke, Latitude Photography