Saturday, December 3, 2011

Nautilus Shell Sculpture Manly Wharf


This sculpture at Manly Wharf has an unfortunate nickname.

It features a 7 metre nautilus shell with 32 mist nozzles creating clouds of cooling water. At night, the mist is lit from the nozzles by fibre optics in a ring of blue neon light. Designed by Urban Art Projects and installed in 2000 it is cast aluminium.

7 comments:

  1. A bit snake like too, but dog t--d is apt too! Lol!

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  2. yep, it sure does look like one....

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  3. I've been there, LOL, I know the nickname, and yep, that's what it looks like.

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  4. An interesting sculpture. I want to see at night now.

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  5. A steaming one at that ...

    I am with Jim ... want to see it steaming and blue ... only in Manly!!

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  6. All glory to the Helix Fossil

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