Lyndal Jefferies
The Water Lily Project
2006
cast lead crystal, stainless steel
Sound Pool
2006
stainless steel, audio components
For Brick Bay, Lyndal Jefferies has created two works. One is a sound pool, on display in the sculpture courtyard. The other is an installation of cast crystal and stainless steel waterlilies in the upper pond. Jefferies says of her work “I am primarily interested in the self-organising processes of matter. I create sculptures which are affected by sound, light, evaporation and time, mirroring life’s organic processes”.*
Lyndal Jefferies’ inspiration is drawn from nature, new science, complexity theory and contemporary philosophy. Her ‘sound pool’ works are essentially alive, low frequency vibrations exciting patterns on their watery surface. Music played through the pool at Brick Bay ‘dances’ on the water creating form from sound, showing viewers a new way of ‘seeing’ sound.
The Waterlily Project is inspired by a specific living plant. Jefferies says, “I was given an incredible blue waterlily flower the day after I had my first child; it was such an extraordinary organism, opening and closing according to light and weather conditions and changing direction every day. I became entranced by my lily, its ‘life’, and its relationship to the new life I had created”.*
Jefferies’ glass waterlilies at Brick Bay respond to environmental factors such as light, wind movement and refracted light from the water. They act as a perfect homage to the ‘live’ waterlilies found in other ponds throughout the park, creating a stunning display of colour and form.
Lyndal Jefferies was trained at the Sydney College of the Arts and at Goldsmiths College, London. She has been creating experimental artworks for over 15 years, exhibiting both internationally and locally.
Dr. Robin Woodward
*Artist’s statement Brick Bay 2006
