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Protoplasm
Phil Price: Protoplasm
Dimensions:Height 6m - 8m
Sculptor:Phil Price
Location:Corner Hunter St & Lambton Quay
Materials:Composite plastic and steel
Date of installation: 2002

"I am looking at the study of matter, Protoplasm is the name given to the inside active part of any living cell. The pebbles and movement simulate the random active cells.

"Protoplasm is so simple and yet it was so complex to make. It has taken around six years since I first had the idea to realising this work. I tested a plywood replica for many months in the face of the Canterbury Norwesters.

"In this final Protoplasm, every structural member, being shafts and beams, is calculated to withstand the force that can be applied to the entire surface area. The bearings are over-engineered to a huge degree, to probably about ten times what is needed."

Phil Price

Corner Hunter St & Lambton Quay
 


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