About the artist
“Christabel Wigley is an award-winning Australian sculptor and installation artist recognised for her large-scale public artworks and immersive sound environments.”
Her works are held in public collections across Victoria. Her practice has been recognised through major commissions, awards and national sculpture exhibitions.
This installation continues her exploration of listening, place and our connection to the landscape.
About the artwork
Outside In is a listening space whose proportions take their cue from the monumental girth of a Strzelecki Gum. Its geometric form draws on elements of the built landscape. Rather than representing the tree directly, the work holds an impression of its presence – a memory translated into form.
Sound brings elements of the surrounding landscape inside through the storm-fallen timber. The soundscape has been produced from recordings and investigations gathered on and around the site, weaving together traces of the landscape – ecological, geological, remembered and imagined. Nearby listening cones offer a direct encounter with the changing sounds of the site.
