New InsideOUT arts boxes installation at Franklin Square

Published on 04 September 2024

The third installation of the City of Hobart’s art boxes InsideOUT brings a fresh artistic experience to Franklin Square from now to 27 October 2024.

This installation, titled Phenomenal Bodies, is the work of Alicia King, an interdisciplinary artist based in the Derwent Valley, Lutruwita/Tasmania.

The installation, located between the fountain and the pathway to Treasury in Franklin Square, will feature large mountain-like forms, steel strands with crystalline growths, and electromagnetic orbs that spin continuously, day and night.

The public can experience the full reveal of Alicia's work starting from September 4th.

Additional details, including Alicia’s full statement and bio, can be found at www.hobartcity.com.au/InsideOUT.

Quotes to be attributed to Hobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds:

"Showcasing Alicia King's captivating work in Franklin Square brings art into the heart of our city.

“This exhibition offers a unique opportunity for the public to engage with thought-provoking art that explores our connection to the natural world."

Quotes to be attributed to artist Alicia King:

"Phenomenal Bodies brings elements of remote Tasmanian wilderness into the urban cityscape.

“These sculptures were mostly created from geological formations that I cast on-site in the desert-like mountains surrounding Queenstown, on Tasmania's rugged West Coast.

“I spent days walking across the mountainsides, looking for forms with a mystery about them, as well as a natural beauty.

“The installation invites viewers to contemplate our relationship to the natural environment, larger unseen forces and complex natural and human ecologies."