My wacky sculpture is aimed at suggesting something optimistic for future attempts at public housing that in some small measure may make living in reduced circumstances a little more vibrate and a lot less soul-destroying. My modest little silly sculpture built from found objects is about hinting at a hope for better and brighter future for the lonely, the elderly and those people just doing it hard.
Courtesy of Watters Gallery
Neil Evans worked at Woollahra library for a little over a decade. He delivered books to house bound patrons and recognised how important human interaction is for the disadvantaged in our society - be the poor or wealthy.
plywood, cotton buds, tickets, steel pencil sharpeners
16.3 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Finalist
Judges of the 2014 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize: Lisa Havilah (Director of Carriageworks), Justin Miller (International Art Advisor and former Chairman of Sotheby's Australia) and Gretel Packer (Arts Patron and Trustee of the Art Gallery of NSW).
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