'Drift' pulls from the ground plane rising gradually from the parquetry floor. The motion evident in the rolling form is indicative of the slow and shifting forms of the ocean floor which have shaped Sydney. Referencing bathymetric maps which document these underwater landscapes, the 8850 pieces of end grain Victorian Ash stack together, gathering momentum as they peak and barrel over to rejoin the ground plane.
The motion of 'Drift' reveals the transition as it morphs into a fragmented and frenetic expression of the City and it’s expansion through, and at times despite it’s own topography.
Architectural Intervention
2013
The motion evident in the rolling form is indicative of the slow and shifting forms of the ocean floor which have shaped Sydney.
Drift
End-grain Victorian Ash Blocks
Artist: Chris Fox
Art Consultant: Maria Sigutina
Client: Commonwealth Government, Department of Finance
Architect: Ingenhoven Architects, Architectus
Fit-out: Schiavello Fabrication
Drawings: AR-MA
Photography: Josh Raymond