2021
Faucet Palm
Caroline Rothwell (NSW)
Artist Statement
Faucet Palm represents two systems - our living natural system and the industrial circulatory system of the 21st century. The botanical element is a hand processed Kentia Palm, fabricated by pouring a solid casting medium into a canvas mould to create a kind of stuffed anthropomorphic specimen. This connects to and holds a readymade, industrially produced network of stainless steel pipes and hardware.
Courtesy of Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney + Yavuz Gallery, Singapore
Materials
hydrostone, stainless steel, canvas, paint, epoxy glass, hardware
Dimensions
72 x 52 x 28 cm
Merit
Plinth Prize; Finalist
Artist Talk
Judges
Judges of the 20th Anniversary Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize: Dr Lara Strongman (Director Curatorial and Digital, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia), Joanna Capon OAM (Art Historian, Curator and Industrial Archaeologist) and Jenny Kee AO (Artist and Fashion Designer).
Exhibition Guide
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