Cathedral Place, Geometry #1-5
Anodised aluminum, each 210 x 210cm
Anodised aluminum, each 210 x 210cm
This work was commissioned to reflect the history of a site in central Brisbane, which is part of the city's urban mythology. Although the development involved a mixture of retail and housing, the site had long been vacant and had been the proposed location for a cathedral, which never eventuated due to a financial scandal during the 1930's depression.
The architect asked that site history be expressed in a way that did not reference any specific religion. The work has echoes of stained-glass windows but also speaks of the use of sacred geometry in many religions.
The motifs developed from research into the use of geometry in religious architecture and were designed on computer. The aluminum was CNC cut using a high-pressure waterjet and each motif has the same underlying geometry.