(The public use of the STAN&PETE emoji symbol above is subject to the good and right support of many.)
'Pierrot/YOO' from Panel 3 of the artwork "OUR FUTURE: STOP, LOOK & LEAP"
WHAT ARE YOO LOOKING FOR?
WHO ARE WE?
WHAT DO WE STAND FOR?
WHO ARE WE?
WHAT DO WE STAND FOR?
WHAT IS OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD?
WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR US?
Having just been presented with an Outstanding
Public Entry Award in the City of Sydney Ideas Quest (1992)
Public Entry Award in the City of Sydney Ideas Quest (1992)
for the redevelopment of East Circular Quay
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Circular Quay
I found a microphone in front of my face.
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Circular Quay
I found a microphone in front of my face.
“What is your vision for Sydney?” asked the Nine News
Reporter the great lens of the camera bearing down
on me for my revelatory comment.
After a long pause my response was
“I just hope that we make a success of it collectively”.
What that reporter unwittingly did was plant an invitational seed
to have a go at writing my aspirational story for Sydney
which over the next 30+ years has changed and grown
into not only a story for Sydney, NSW and Australia
but invites the World to participate
in this Country coming of age.
It's time for Australia to make decisions to point us forward.
The Artwork described here invites us to see ourselves
through the distracting busyness of our lives
and to Stop, Look and Leap towards our future.
That takes courage, focus and energy.
Are yoo up to the challenge?
Reporter the great lens of the camera bearing down
on me for my revelatory comment.
After a long pause my response was
“I just hope that we make a success of it collectively”.
What that reporter unwittingly did was plant an invitational seed
to have a go at writing my aspirational story for Sydney
which over the next 30+ years has changed and grown
into not only a story for Sydney, NSW and Australia
but invites the World to participate
in this Country coming of age.
It's time for Australia to make decisions to point us forward.
The Artwork described here invites us to see ourselves
through the distracting busyness of our lives
and to Stop, Look and Leap towards our future.
That takes courage, focus and energy.
Are yoo up to the challenge?
While majorly completed in 2022 the option is designed into this artwork
for it to change and evolve.
There is a model vision for Sydney, NSW, Australia and the World
subliminally contained in the Olympian's "SURRENDER" baton (See panel 3 of the artwork) that is in a constant state of evolution even though the viewer is not aware of this evolution.
In fact Australia's Story is continuously being evolved by the viewer.
It is the viewer's individual Story that contributes
to the overarching Story for Australia and the world...
Our world is the sum total of what we make it to be.