Phil Price
Tree of Life
2012
Phil Price, Tree of life, 2012, carbon and glass fibres, high temperature epoxy, precision bearings, stainless steel, 1000 x 1040 x 1040 cm. Southern Way McClelland Commission 2010. Photo John Gollings.
Phil Price’s Tree of life was commissioned as part of the inaugural Southern Way McClelland Commission program in 2010. The ten-metre-high kinetic sculpture is made up of 22 independently moving, elegantly counterbalanced sections animated by the wind. The work references the Eucalyptus, an evergreen that is endemic to south-east Australia. The aerodynamic form and monochrome surface of Tree of life invokes visions of an imagined future characterised by visual features and possibilities of science fiction and technological advancements. Tree of life is an iconic visual feature of McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery and the wider landscape of the Mornington Peninsula.
