The Journey
Artist
Robert Foster, F!NK + Co.
Medium
Plexiglass, metal, LED lighting
District
South Canberra
Commissioned
2010
artsACT
Major artwork by Robert Foster to be given new life at the Kingston Arts Precinct
A major artwork gifted to the ACT Government will go on display at the future Kingston Arts Precinct (KAP), the first new artwork confirmed for the precinct.
The artwork, titled ‘The Journey’ by renowned local artist Robert Foster will be well-known to many Canberrans, having been displayed in the foyer of ActewAGL’s Bunda Street premises for over ten years.
Robert Foster tragically died after a car accident in 2016. Best known for the iconic F!NK water jug, his works are held in major public collections including the National Gallery of Australia, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Spanning over approximately 300 square metres, the award-winning artwork contains 37 individual plexiglass cones, known as ‘Ossolites’, which were programmed to glow different colours according to the time of day and interact with viewers’ movement using motion sensors.
Commissioned by ActewAGL in 2010, to mark their 10th anniversary, the company offered the work to the ACT Government after the Bunda Street building was sold and the work was put into storage.
‘The Journey’ will now be refurbished and incorporated into the design of the new Kingston Arts Precinct with the help of F!NK + Co and the KAP design team.
THIS ARTWORK IS CURRENTLY IN STORAGE
Robert Foster (1962-2016), F!NK + Co.
In collaboration with Frost* Collection and Coolon LED Lighting
The Journey, 2010
Plexiglass, metal, LED lighting