Signature Work 2004

FLOYD, Emily

Registration number

1092465

Artist/maker

FLOYD, Emily

Title

Signature Work

Production date

2004

Medium

cast aluminium plate, polyurethane paint

Dimensions (H x W x D)

382 x 256 x 164 cm

Credit line

Commissioned by VicUrban (now Development Victoria) and later transferred to the City of Melboune
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Signature Work, Emily Floyd, 2004, rabbit, outdoor sculpture, Docklands, VicUrban

Summary

Location: Waterview Walk, Docklands Melbourne artist Emily Floyd’s 'Signature Work' is a playful addition to the public art collection at Docklands. Resembling an abstracted toy rabbit, it is intended to amuse and confound passers-by. Standing nearly four metres high and coated in black polyurethane paint, the aluminium-plate sculpture is also reminiscent of futuristic creations such as Darth Vader, or the menacing rabbit figure in the film 'Donny Darko'. Planted in the urban landscape of Docklands, this giant rabbit has a presence that is both cute and unsettling as it looms over the viewer.