They look like two branches embracing, two hands clasping, side by side, touching. They are the wooden escalators in Sydneywhich stand out in all their beauty in the station. An installation somewhere between art and technology, the work of Chris Foxwhich was entrusted with the task of presenting the two wooden escalators installed in 1931, for the first time, in the Wynyard Station in Sydney.
Le historic escalators are the symbol of a city identity, which the artist wanted to present in an unusual. fascinating, extraordinary guise.
His solution is called Interloopnamely a twisted accordion-like ribbon suspended from the station ceiling. The result is surreal, fantastic, truly impactful.
The work of art consists of escalators with 244 wooden steps, with a design almost otherworldly, a design that soars upwards, as if to transcend human limits and building boundaries.
Everything has been realised using natural materials such as wood.
It is a tribute to the past, to what is a symbol of established progress for the Australian city, with an eye and a glance towards the future, and above all a way of preserving this identity by reproposing it in the form of art.
In short, what were once means to climb, are now admired by pointing one's eyes to the sky.
Images from: Incredibilia.com
