'TURTLE DREAM’     
Affectionately nicknamed ‘Coral’ by Col Henry    
Size  6.5 m x 6 m and 3 m high.  On 3 x carved concrete ‘Coral Bombie’ footings
Total Weight 12 tons  -    Turtle 1.2 tons
​Material    Stainless steel
 
The title, goes back 40 years when my young family spent many sailing holidays in the Whitsundays, and we used to dive near Bali Hai  (  now know as Black Island ) . There were many turtles that seemed to sleep on the bottom. They were dreaming of their idyllic lifestyle, and I have dreamed about them ever since.  My Turtle Dream. 
 
This sculpture is inspired by an endangered species, the Hawksbill Sea Turtle.
It is fabricated from over 800 separate hand formed sections, mostly 3 mm thick stainless steel.
The work was temporarily on view at the Bowen Information Centre, QLD., for 6 to 8 weeks, and then it was installed 8 meters underwater at Langford Reef, just south of Hayman Island, in the Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia.
The work is about sustainability, being part of a restoration  / educational  project to help recovery of the reef in the Whitsunday area. It is expected that the work will be seeded with coral and other marine flora and become a ‘Living Entity’ and safe habitat for marine species.
 
This short video shows ‘Turtle Dream’   and some other sculptures included in the overall Reef Ecology - Reef Restoration Project
https://www.facebook.com/ReefEcologic/videos/270760160544168/    

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