Bandaged Bear and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead present the
SCULPTURE WALK
THIS WALK SHOULD ONLY BE UNDERTAKEN WITH ADULT SUPERVISION
WHAT IS SCULPTURE?
Sculpture can be made of almost anything; metal, wood, stone, paper maiche, egg cartons, feathers, old tyres,
whatever your imagination can come up with! And it can take any shape or form, whether it is abstract or realistic.
WHY IS SCULPTURE AT THE HOSPITAL?
The sculptures you’re about to visit are part of the Hospital’s art collection.
Art helps to create a healing environment within the Hospital and to amuse and distract patients and their families.
BEGIN AT THE HOSPITAL FORECOURT
This was one of the first artworks to be installed
when the Hospital was built in 1995. The sculpture
is called Playtime and was made by an artist called
Ken Cato. Can you count how many there are? Do
you think the figures are dancing, playing or running?
Can you come up with your own sculpture pose?
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Westmead, and tag as
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Playtime, Ken Cato
Look up at the main facade of the Hospital. Near the
roofline you will notice two figures abseiling down
the wall. This sculpture was also installed when the
Hospital was built.
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Two Abseilers, Artbusters
ENTER THE HOSPITAL
THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRANCE
Look up to see the amazing floating sculpture by
Mike Kitching, On air. Can you see how it has
been hung? Would you be able to hang this from
your ceiling at home? It reminds Bandaged Bear of
a crazy looking kite. What does it remind you of?
It is also lit by neon lights at night.
On air, Mike Kitching
TURN TO YOUR RIGHT AND BEGIN
WALKING THROUGH THE MAIN FOYER
Opposite the Outpatients Reception Desk you
will see a very colourful elephant and an extreme
surfing mouse. Can you describe what the sculpture
is made out of? Do you think that elephants can
do headstands?
Can you pretend you’re surfing just like the mouse?
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Extreme Surfing, Ian Swift
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TURN AROUND AND WALK DOWN
THE CORRIDOR BEHIND YOU
Just outside Audiology you’ll find Peter Taylor’s
timber sculpture, Landscape figure.
Do you think this figure is coming out of the
landscape or becoming part of it? Is this person
becoming a tree or is the tree coming alive?
WALK FURTHER DOWN THE
OUTPATIENTS CORRIDOR PAST
THE SPEECH DEPARTMENT
Here you will find a work by Jennifer Turpin called
Drawers from water. Does this look like a useful
piece of furniture? Would you be able to reach if
your pyjamas were in the top drawer?
Landscape figure, Peter Taylor
Bandaged Bear, Sean Coderio
Look up and you will see the Bandaged Bear
clinging to his tree. Made from paper maiche by
Sean Coderio while he was still at art school,
Sean is now a well-respected contemporary artist.
Drawers from water, Jennifer Turpin
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FOLLOW THE STEPS UP TO
LEVEL 3 (THE LIFT IS AROUND
TO YOUR RIGHT IF YOU NEED IT)
TO GET A CLOSER LOOK
At the top of the stairs you will also find Bruce
Howard’s Over the top in the verandah vernacular,
an amusing style of bed with outrageous architectural
forms. The sculptor has tried to make a piece of
furniture look like a whole house. What other pieces
of furniture could you turn into a house? A chest of
drawers? A table? A chair?
Over the top in the verandah vernacular,
Bruce Howard
RETRACE YOUR STEPS BACK TO THE
GALLERIA AND CONTINUE DOWN THE
RAMP TO THE RESTAURANT AREA
Paul Juraszek is a sculptor who works with wood
and carves it into animals from myths and legends.
Here, next to the lifts, you can find his wooden
sculpture Lion. Does his pose remind you of another
lion? In a movie perhaps?
Show us your best wild beast lion face!
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Lion, Paul Juraszek
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TURN TO YOUR RIGHT AND WALK OUT
THROUGH THE AUTOMATIC DOORS
Past the playground and directly in front of you
is Patience Devas’ Remembrance Statue. This
statue is part of the Quiet Garden, where patients
and their families can come for a respite from the
Hospital environment.
Remembrance Statue, Patience Devas
Just beyond this sculpture is a labyrinth (or maze). Installed in 2012 it
was instigated by one of the Doctors working at the Hospital for patients
and families. Find your way to the centre by following the path.
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Point to heaven, Akio Makigawa
Beyond the labyrinth is another sculpture. Cross the
road (watch out for cars!) and here you will find Akio
Makigawa’s Point to heaven. This sculpture is made
from granite and marble, both very heavy types of
stone. How do you think the artist would have made
this artwork? What type of tools would he have used?
You can end your sculpture walk here but if you have a little more
time we can wander through the Hospital and find a few more.
ARE YOU READY FOR MORE
SCULPTURE HIDE AND SEEK?
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RETURN INSIDE TO LEVEL 2.
WITH THE BEAR CAFÉ IN FRONT
OF YOU, TURN TO YOUR LEFT AND
CONTINUE DOWN THE CORRIDOR
At the first big set of windows you will see a
bronze sculpture in the courtyard below, by
Patricia Lawrence called Father and Child.
Also in this courtyard are three cows. One was
painted with patients by the artist Ken Done
and the other two by patients of the Hospital
in workshops run by this artist.
Father and Child,
Patricia Lawrence
Cows, Ken Done
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CONTINUE FURTHER DOWN TO
THE ENTRANCE OF YARALLA WARD
AND TURN RIGHT
At the end of the corridor next to the window,
you will find another sculpture by Peter Taylor
called Split figure.
Split figure, Peter Taylor
GO BACK THE MAIN CORRIDOR
At the next set of windows you will see Robert
Juniper’s Tree form II. This sculpture is made from
steel. Does it look much like a tree?
An artist is someone who tries to make a thought
into something real.
They paint pictures or make sculptures. Sometimes
they want to make their picture or sculpture exactly
like what they are thinking about (figurative or realistic)
and sometimes they want to make it only a little bit
like it so that your imagination has to fill in the blanks
(abstract). Do you think the artist has made this
sculpture realistic or abstract?
Tree form II, Robert Juniper
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WALK BACK TO THE BEAR CAFÉ
AND CONTINUE DOWN THE
CORRIDOR ON THE OTHER SIDE
Opposite the entrance to Surgical Ward you will see
a metal sculpture out the window, suspended in
the courtyard. This sculpture is called Follicle by
Richard Goodwin.
This sculpture was also installed when the Hospital
was built. They thought they would need a helicopter
to help install it because the sculpture looked so
heavy. It is actually very light and they didn’t need
a helicopter after all!
Follicle, Richard Goodwin
Further down the corridor and out the windows on
your left are two very tall wooden posts. They have
been carved into the shape of human figures by the
Asmat people of Papua New Guinea. These posts
would have traditionally stood outside their houses.
Asmat house posts, Papua New Guinea
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Just looking, Bruce Armstrong (Artwork)
RETURN BACK TO THE BEAR CAFÉ
The last sculpture can be found in the Outpatients
Bandaged Bear Clinics, waiting room two.
This sculpture has been carved from wood by the
artist Bruce Armstrong. What sort of animal do
you think is it?
This sculpture is called Just looking and it faces
a painting with the same title by the same artist.
If this was a staring competition who do you
think would win? The sculpture or the painting?
Just looking, Bruce Armstrong (Sculpture)
Thank you for coming on a tour of the Hospital’s sculpture collection
WE HOPE YOU’VE ENJOYED IT AND MAYBE YOU CAN
GO HOME AND CREATE YOUR OWN SCULPTURE
Don’t forget to show us if you do! Upload to our Facebook page and tag as #CHWsculpturewalk
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Bandaged Bear and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead would like to
THANKYOU FOR VISITING
PRD2727/0915
WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE SCULPTURE WALK!