Entering Ouroboros
Lindy Lee discusses her new, immersive sculptural commission for the National Gallery
Lindy Lee at UAP Company, Brisbane, 2022. Images by Josef Ruckli
Free, booking essential
Ouroboros by Australian artist Lindy Lee is a new public sculpture embodying cycles of birth, death and renewal based on the ancient image of a snake eating its own tail. This panel will discuss the process realising this work, including ongoing discussions with Ngunnawal Elders, and her collaboration with UAP Foundry and the National Gallery.
Measuring four metres high and weighing approximately 13 tonnes, visitors will be able to enter Ouroboros through the ‘mouth’ of the sculpture, experiencing darkness that is illuminated by light beams emanating from the hundreds of perforations on its surface.
Ouroboros is also one of Australia’s first sustainable works of public art, incorporating recycled materials and maximising renewable energy, working to minimise its carbon impact.
The panel will examine the innovation behind this new commission, due to be completed in 2024.
This program is part of the inaugural Uncharted Territory Innovation Festival.
A recording of the discussion with captioning and Auslan interpretation will be made available after the event.
