artist journal - Source - a suspended ephemeral sculpture with living plants - © Lloyd Godman

Ephemeral Sculpture at Bridges, Hurstbridge, Melbourne, 2005

I had always wanted to explore the sup/PORT work further. There was something eerie, threatening about the chairs and table defying gravity. Their purpose had been subverted reclaimed by the plants that inhabited the wooden structure. The Ephemeral Sculpture in Restaurants project instigated and funded by the Nillumbik Shire Council, in Melbourne provided the stimuli. It conjured up images of the dinning situation with chairs and tables laid out for a meal. Five artists were selected to working in four restaurant environments, an was awarded one of these opportunities.

Source, consisted of four chairs and a table suspended from a supporting structure in the grounds of a restaurant. The legs of the table and chairs were replaced with tree trunks and exposed roots painted white. Pots with been plants grew on the table during the period of the installation.

Initially the idea was to locate the work inside the restaurant, but it was later decided work in the grounds and despite the difficulties of suspending the work, this proved to be a more successful location.

Yering Station Sculpture award

A second version of the work was installed at Yering Station as part of the 2005 sculpture award.

Burrinja Gallery Survey exhibition.

An interactive version of Source, was installed at Burrinja Gallery for the survey show in 2008. For this installation the tree roots were reconstructed in papier machee.