2013
powder-coated steel, acrylic paint, soft-fall rubber, concrete
480 X 670 X 980 cm
Aracadabra is believed to have its origins in the Aramaic language from around the 3rd Century AD - people believed this magic word had properties to heal and protect from illness.
Abracadabra is a maze of coloured vertical pipes located outside of the Paediatric Emergency Department of Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside. The work is as a space for play, designed to both enclose and enliven a space for children and adults visiting the hospital or resident in the adjacent temporary accommodation suites. Making a space that satisfied the necessary playground safety standards, that encouraged imaginative and various play, and that worked as a sculpture was a difficult and exciting Challenge.
Commissioner - Queensland Health
Curator - Public Art Unit - Project Services
Architect - PDT SDH Health Planning and Architecture
Fabrication - Albert Smith Group
