Matt Calvert - Beacon

Artist:

Matt Calvert

Description of Artwork:

This sculptural glass tower and compass marker incorporates and celebrates the maritime history of Port Philip Bay. Beacon celebrates the connection of the sea and the land, acting as a marker of the way, a directional pointer in the landscape — a place marker.

The work is both a contemporary lighthouse and compass. The corten band and internal steel work that provides the structural support for the glass acts as the directional points of north, south, east and west.

Sculptor Matt Calvert states: “Numerous channel markers and beacons have stood in and around the fringes of Port Phillip Bay since early European settlement. Back in those days Frankston was more accessible by boat than track, and the sea was a major thoroughfare for traders, fishermen and early settlers.

Materials:

Corten steel base and laminated glass

Dimensions:

8 metres high

Location:

Eel Race Road Underpass, Seaford

Photo by Steve Brown Photography