Davis Sculpture Garden: local perspectives

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Stephen Eastaugh, Headhome
Photo: Ian Phillips

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Man sculpted by Antarctica, or Fred the Head.
Photo: Ian Phillips

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From Davis station, Antarctica, Ian Phillips sends his recent photos of the Sculpture Garden.

Stephen Eastaugh started the Garden in 2002, when summering over as the station’s artist in residence. He was inspired by Man Sculptured by Antarctica, or Fred the Head, as some call it, a totem carved by an earlier expeditioner.

From looking at the two photos, the two heads appear to be facing at each other.

I missed seeing the sewn-on eyelashes and pursed lips of Headhome in the lo-res pictures of the AAD website. Close up, Headhome appears quite feminine.

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Do the Davis expeditioners know about the Sculpture Garden?

Do they enjoy the sculptures?

Has anyone added anything?

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One Reply to “Davis Sculpture Garden: local perspectives”

  1. Hi Lisa,

    In answer to your questions:

    Do the Davis expeditioners know about the Sculpture Garden?

    The Davis expeditioners are probably mostly unaware of the sculpture garden. It is located away from the station behind the BoM installation and is not on any frequently traversed track. However, people do seem to find out about it from time to time.

    Do they enjoy the sculptures?

    As I don’t know who gets to see them, I have no idea if they enjoy them. Given we have a pretty average cross section of a typical community down here over the years, I would guess that the figures would be similar to what would be obtained in Australia if they were displayed in a public garden.

    Has anyone added anything?

    I strongly suspect the sign is quite recent, and the wooden head with rocks for eyes is also not one of the original sculptures. Photos of all sculptures will be ariving shortly, so if I have referred to anything you don’t know about this condition is only temporary..

    Ian

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Posted on Thursday, January 3rd, 2008