by Stephen Walker
Sydney Arta life, 2004-07 Interloop Lloyd Rees Memory is Creation Without End Mermer Waiskeder (Stories of the Moving Tide) Table of Love Tank Stream Fountain Wishing Well Fountain
This wonderful sculptural installation was installed in 1981, at Herald Square in Sydney. Made in bronze, with the interplay of water, connecting linked pools, with an array of sculptured Australian flora and fauna that include birds, crabs, echidnas, frogs, goannas, snakes and tortoises.
The sculptor’s brief ‘was to create an association of water and bronze’. In doing so, Stephen Walker connected the fountain to the Tank Stream, the European settlement’s first water supply. An inscription on a plaque on the western front of the fountain describes the inspiration Walker drew from the fountain’s historic location. By connecting the fountain to an original outlet of the Tank Stream, the artist sought to highlight a union between the Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney’s European history.
The fountain, which is also known as the ‘Children’s Fountain’, is said to be dedicated to ‘all the children who have played around the Tank Stream’.
Source: Tank Stream Fountain, City of Sydney1
Footnote & References
- Tank Stream Fountain, City of Sydney, https://www.cityartsydney.com.au/artwork/tank-stream-fountain/
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