Moreland, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 2023-04-22 15:21:43

Moreland train station has been upgraded recently as part of the Level crossings removal project. And of course contemporary art is often commissioned for each project.

Transformer, created by Louise Paramor, pays homage to its urban surroundings – the historic Union Knitting Mills and the Hoffman Brickworks in Moreland. While suggestive of actual industry the work is playful an mysterious, hinting at a science fiction fantasy. Transformer’s colours are those of energy itself, orange and yellow, evoking the origins of life, as well as heat and potential.The overall skyward thrust of the piece inspires feelings of buoyancy and optimism.

The work also references everyday objects, a choice inspired by the objects that members of the local community have placed along the Upfield Bike Path, in an attempt to humanise the surroundings. The central orange ovoid of the sculpture is taken from a children’s outdoor ball game and suggests the insulators of the nearby Substation No.33, as well as the power lines of the railway overhead. This central form is held by a yellow frame derived from a stand for dress-up wigs; the pole beacon atop the sculpture, a scaled-up version of a knitting needle, echoing the adjacent historic art deco Union Knitting Mills.

The work was fabricated in steel by DJ Projects. It stands at 6.7 metres in height and rises from a circular brick base that forms a pattern of concentric rings which allude to the ripple effect of water; a symbol to mark the approximate halfway point between Moonee Ponds Creek and Merri Creek. The bricks have been custom glazed in black and white, paying homage to the historic Hoffman Brickworks in nearby Brunswick, one of the first mechanical brickworks in Australia, established in late 1880’s, purported to have produced a staggering 40 million bricks per year.

Artist- Louise Paramor
Title – Transformer
Year – 2021
Art Consultant – ADA ConsultingFabricator – DJ Projects
Painter – DH Corrosion Coatings
Location – Moreland Station precinct, Coburg
Commissioned for the Level Crossing Removal Project

One of several projects, that explore photography as evidence amongst other ideas.
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Taken in: Australia / Victoria / Coburg (show map)

Taken on: April 21, 2023

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