Long before we realised that we all live on a sphere, human beings have been beguiled by bubbles, whether singularly launched into life on the breath of children or violently blown onshore by the billion in great drifts of ocean spume. In the arts, the bubble endures as a symbol of the transience of existence, while in science its form is extolled as the perfect consolidation of efficiency and strength. A conglomeration of large woven bamboo domes inspired by nature, Transience invites the exploration of this exquisite juxtaposition inside and out. At scale in a new landscape, the sculpture is a re-imagining of the beauty of sophisticated structures and geometries that sweep to shore on every wave.

Exhibited: Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2019
Dimensions: 4.5m x 20m x 15m
Location: Sydney, Australia
Lead Artists: Juan Pablo Pinto, Lachlan Brown
Team: Jed Long, Mercurio Alvarado, Seb Guy, Max Volfneuk
Engineering: Partridge
Supported by Transfield Australian Invited Artist Program