Artist: Nigel Llwyd William Helyer
Artwork Name: Radiolarians
Medium: corten steel, marine grade stainless streel wire cable, stainless steel, concrete
Date Created: 2011
Conceived by internationally renowned sculptor Dr Nigel Helyer, the work closely relates to its location and reflects the artist’s ongoing interest in the symmetry and morphology of microscopic marine organisms. Helyer’s fascination with the subject derives from both the organisms’ complex beauty and their fascinating scientific history.
Dr. Nigel Llwyd William Helyer. is a sculptor and sound-artist who has forged an international reputation for large scale sound-sculpture installations, environmental public artworks and inter-active new-media projects for museums and festivals.
Commissioned by Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, 1995. Supported by Arts NSW and Lake Macquarie City Council