Mercury Rising 2008

HARDING, Matthew

Registration number

1723192

Artist/maker

HARDING, Matthew

Title

Mercury Rising

Production date

2008

Medium

mirror polished stainless steel ( sand cast) with inlaid stainless steel contour lines

Dimensions (H x W x D)

3 elements (dimensions variable) Medium: 2000 x 1000 x 450hmm Small: 600 x 500 x 300hmm

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Matthew Harding, Mercury Rising, 2008, climate change

Summary

Location: Slightly south of the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Street, in front of the Galleria. Mercury Rising explores the impact of climate change. The forms represent droplets of mercury rising from the pavement while the inlaid contours allude to isobar lines of high and low pressure weather cells. Commissioned by Colonial First State