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Title: Time and Tide (wait for no man), 2004-2012

In association with Andrew Crick, industrial designer
Art Consultant
: Sally Dan-Cuthbert
Client: JP Morgan, Westfield, Sydney

Materials: sandstone, mirror polished stainless steel, limestone plinth;

1250 x 3700 x 3752mm

Limestone plinth: 200 x 4316 x 3752