Saturday 14 August 2010

Botanic Gardens, Biennale, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Main Pond at the Royal Botanic Gardens hosted this floating art installation for the 17th Biennale of Sydney. 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' by artist Choi Jeong Hwa was a four-metre plastic lotus flower that inflated and deflated every minute. The fluoro colour looked a bit faded by the end of the biennale when I photographed it but it was still impressive to watch. There's a video of this installation in action at the Royal Botanic Gardens site here.

31 comments:

  1. Your city certainly has some beautiful parks! The pink flower would put a scare in one who had a few pints in the pub before touring the park.

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  2. That looks like a lovely place to spend an afternoon!

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  3. I've never seen anything like that floating art installation. The park looks beautiful, even more so I believe WITHOUT the plastic lotus flower.

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  4. Wonderful installation. Very colourful. I like it.

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  5. Oh wow, thanks for sharing this. I was thinking of heading to the art gallery with my boys and now I know about this we'll definitely check it out... Have a great weekend J Bar. Pruxxx

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  6. Great park with beautiful art, love it. The video is fun, too.

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  7. Beautiful photos as always. Thanks so much for the link. Really neat exhibit.

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  8. Oh lovely....I'm going to your link. You do live in a wonderful city.

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  9. How beautiful and colorful! And what a wonderful park! I could enjoy some time spent there! Enjoyed the video, too. Have a great weekend!

    Sylvia

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  10. What a fascinating installation! I like the fountain/flower combination.

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  11. Thanks for your message J Bar. We won't expect to see the lily... I wonder what they'll do next Biennale? Your shots are amazing. Love the ride. Pru

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  12. Beautiful and amazing! Thank you for including the video link; what a feat!

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  13. An incredible creation! This must have been fascinating to watch in action! And the Botanic Gardens look as beautiful as ever!

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  14. It sure grabs your attention. I think I would prefer the pond without it but for a special occasion it's ok.

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  15. Golly I am astounded how much it has faded since I showed it on 5th June. Quite a neat mechanism, though.

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  16. Julie, I was quite astounded when I saw it too because I remembered seeing shots of it where it looked red and now it was more like pink.

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  17. That is a great lotus flower...I'd be fascinated with it too. My husband and I saw ponds full of blooming lotus flowers in Kamakura, Japan a few years ago. They are simply majestic. This has got to be a gorgeous park!

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  18. Ahhhh! the giants are coming. I don't like this artificial waterlily. Sorry it is is made by a Chinese man like me.

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  19. That's so interesting. Lovely garden! I thought the lotus flower was really just in a pastel color, not faded.

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  20. My favourite of both is the second one : the gigantic flower and the fountain got same kind of shape, it is freaky...

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  21. I was thinking the flower was a bit pale in comparison to to one Julie posted months ago ... I guess that is part of its lifecycle,

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  22. Bonjour!!
    This Botanic Garden is a beautiful place and I love the sweet reflection in your pictures.
    Have a great weekend,
    Léia - Bonjour Luxembourg

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  23. such a cool sculpture isn't it. i reckon you should have taken a video of it as well. i wish there was more of this art around the city all the time :-)

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  24. I love the Australian Botanic Gardens. I have seen them in Cairns and Cooktown. They are all different, but nevertheless beautiful. Next time when I am in Sydney I'll try to find yours!

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