A NEW sculpture has been unveiled at the Karingal Hub Shopping Centre.
Sound Shell was revealed to the public on 21 September. The artwork is 2.5 metres tall and also features a soundscape element.
The sculpture is the work of Mornington Peninsula resident Christabel Wigley. She said that the piece was inspired by “the beauty and evocative nature of a seashell”.
“The pattern has been hand-crafted and carved from a giant block of polystyrene, with plaster sculpting ridges and nodes applied to produce the Turbo shell. I hope the final result will spark discovery and interaction, probing memories of place and connection to nature,” she said.
Karingal Hub Shopping Centre manager Richard Devlin said the sculpture is “the perfect centrepiece for our Town Square precinct and the first piece of commissioned art as part of Karingal Hub’s Art Trail, transforming Karingal Hub into a lifestyle destination as much as a leading shopping centre in Victoria’s south-east.”
Audio for the shell sculpture’s soundscape was recorded in local Bunurong language by Uncle Mik Edwards and N’arweet Dr Carolyn Briggs AM.
