Wye
River flows into the sea. Shoso Shimbo has assembled two sculptures from fire
ruins for the Lorne Biennale. A black gate of burnt rafters and posts stands on
the beach. Also a spiral of found objects – Maori koru – attracts swimmers and
passers-by. He has emu-walked the hillsides for remains: melted wheelie bins,
fused bed-springs, scalded kettles, handle-less hammers, buckled buckets,
twisted pipe, mangled hose, scorched sinks, blackened bottles. A seagull,
oblivious to April and art, inspects the riverbend. He has grey feathers,
black-lined wings, reddish beak and legs. Soon he will be off somewhere else,
in search of food.
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