Haymarket, Golden Water Mouth
Golden Water Mouth is a sculpture and fountain located at the entrance of Chinatown, in the inner city suburb of Haymarket. The artwork was created by Lin Li in 1999. The Australian and Chinese cultures are signified by the combination of materials creating a Yin-Yang harmony. The five natural elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth have been incorporated in the design, to encourage positive energy and good fortune. The artist found this dead two centuries old Yellow Box Eucalyptus in Condoblin, New South Wales, near the Lachlan River. This is where many Chinese went during the Gold Rush and later settled alongside the river and grew vegetables for trade.
Impressive sculpture, with and interesting story leading to it.
ReplyDeleteYes, I have shots of this sculpture, too.
ReplyDeleteOne person! How on earth did you manage a shot with just one person? This intersection teams with both people and vehicles. It is one of the craziest and noisiest in the Haymarket!!
You amaze me ...
that's a unique art installation.
ReplyDeleteJulie, this one was one of the most challenging shots ever. :)
ReplyDeleteI can't tell you how long I waited around and how many shots I took before I was able to get one without too many people around.
What a beautiful sculpture.
ReplyDeleteThanx for your comment. Nice sculpture... :)
ReplyDeleteCool story and sculpture!
ReplyDeleteThat's an amazing tall sculpture. Done well for taking many shots. U got the right one.
ReplyDeleteI love this sculpture!
ReplyDeleteIndeed,amazing structure!thanks for the visit.have a nice day!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting, that's so tall an art ... thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeletebeautiful piece of art work!
ReplyDeleteI have noticed that the Chinese are always the first during the gold rush!
One must enlarge the photo to fully appreciate this sculpture. Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteGolden Water Mouth is a very interesting sculpture.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting sculpture for fountain. I would love to see water flowing out of it.
ReplyDeleteRajesh, it's more of a trickle than a flow, so it's probably hard to see that in the photo.
ReplyDeleteGreat sculpture!
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in Haymarket I used to contemplate this sculpture ... I still don't know whether I like it with it's dribbly mouth and rude finger at the top. But I guess it worked because it got me thinking.
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful sculpture, very unique:)
ReplyDeleteVery informative post!!! Thanks for sharing. Your photo is great!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the unusual shape of this sculpture! Intriguing!
ReplyDeletethe background looks so European, great shot
ReplyDeleteWow, must be an expensive one to make!
ReplyDeletea nice sculpture. I showed at Watery sculpture in ice, dearest
ReplyDeleteCongrtas for that shot and for all
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Very interesting sculpture. Thank you for the information — helps me appreciate it more.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous sculpture!
ReplyDeleteMy not-so-watery entry, happy St. Patrick's day!
Interesting info.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interstering sculpture. My first thought was - an old, dried tree. Sorry.
ReplyDeleteinteresting!
ReplyDeleteThis intersection teams with both people and vehicles. It is one of the craziest and noisiest in the Haymarket!!
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What a tall fountain. How often does it spout water?
ReplyDeleteInverness Daily Photo, the water doesn't spout out, it drips from the branches down to the terracotta tiles and drain below.
ReplyDeleteHi! Sorry I have not been visiting for few days..been setting up my gallery with redbubble. This tree reminds me kinda of of the trees I saw in the Netherlands! Good capture.
ReplyDeletebeautiful sculpture and interesting story.
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