Sculpture by the Sea

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Last weekend marked the beginning of the annual Sculpture by the Sea event at Bondi Beach. Held along the 2km stretch of coastal walk from Bondi Beach to Tamarama Beach, it is one of the biggest free to public events in the world. Being first-timers there, Saucer and I headed to the beach early in the morning and reached there around 9.30am. We started from the Tamarama end of the walk, and saw an amazing view of the sea, the beach and the huge waves. The weather was brilliant and sunny too, which made pictures look excellent. Thankfully, the walk was bearable even though the crowd was unusually huge.

Towards Tamarama Beach

Crowd on the coastal walk

There were over 100 sculptures along the coastal walk and on the Tamarama Beach, but I only managed to capture a handful of them. Some of them did not make sense to me, but some of them were gorgeous! I guess I don’t really have an eye for art, so I try to take these sculptures with a pinch of salt. Here are some of the pictures I took, with the names at the bottom of each (as stated in the website):

Pink Penguins

“and in the endless pauses, there came a sound”

The drogue

Chadin

April, cherry blossoms

Transfuguration “wind” x

Threshold

Waterlily 2009

The travellers have arrived

In search of the sea

Transition

Kaleidoscope cube

Luchtkasteel

Dump

Surprise

Bamboo waves

Poom

Inside of Poom

Tamarama Beach

Clytie – I thought the baby head was a bit creepy

Alga infinita

Punk Frog

Sumos

Casting around – one of my favourites

Mengenang (memories) – another of my favourites

Mengenang (memories) – A closer look

We are more similar than we are different

Where do the children play?

Knot standing – this is cute!

It was an accident…

Eridanus (background) and Paper Boats

Midden

Repose

Organism

The Chilly

Ghost Net Crocodile

Matryoshka

Upside down again

Upside down again – different view

Suburban monument (ruin)

Seas nest

Mirador

Saucer and witch with one of the sculptures

View TM

At the Bondi end of the walk, there was a nice swimming pool owned by the Bondi Icebergs Swimming Club. While watching people swim in the calm pool, there were enormous waves crashing into the pool. It was such a contrast – the clear and still pool water, right next to the giant chopping waves of the sea. Just look at the huge wave crashing to the pool in the picture below – priceless!

Bondi Icebergs swimming club

Big waves at Bondi Beach

Bondi Beach

The sunny weather that morning also meant that it was perfect for surfing and sun-bathing, as could be seen from the tanners on the Bondi Beach. When summer comes, the beach will get even more crowded. Hopefully by then, I would have my swimming suit with me! The visit to the Sculpture by the Sea took us around 2 hours, with plenty to see and breath-taking views to soak in. If you happen to be in Sydney during this time, it would be an interesting event to go to, while trying to understand the meaning behind some of the art pieces.

View from the coastal walk

Along the route of Sculpture by the Sea

When: Thursday 18 October – Sunday 4 November 2012
Where: Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk, Sydney, Australia
Enquiries: info@sculpturebythesea.com
Phone: +61 2 8399 0233
Website: www.sculpturebythesea.com