Sound of Silence
Number : 61
Artist : Tony Davis
Material : Jarrah Timber & Corten Steel
Year Created : 2023
Artist's Location : Western Australia
Type : Sculpture
Size : 5m x 3.2m x 3m
Extra_info :
This sculpture is part of the New England Sculpture Track (NEST) established in 2026.
The 'bell-mouth' is split, allowing the viewer to access and engage with both the inside and outside space.
The experience from within the belly of the bell is thought provocative - if you try for an echo - it is minimal, if at all existent. It has a wooden bell inside that makes a gentle sound in the breeze.
Created from Corten Steel & Jarrah, salvaged from a firewood yard, when the WA Government announced that logging was going to be stopped in states' old growth forests (announced in 2021, commercial logging in native jarrah, karri, and wandoo forests ended in Western Australia as of January 1, 2024).
Sound of Silence references the cessation of the chainsaws and machinery that disturb the natural environment.
This sculpture was exhibited at Sculpture by the Sea, at both Cottesloe WA and Bondi, NSW in 2024.
Installed in Walcha's Open Air Gallery | February 2026
THE ARTIST:
Tony hales from regional Western Australia. Having multiple awards to his name and works shown in many prestigious exhibitions. Of exceptional note, winning the 2022 The Aqualand Award Major Award at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi.
For more information on the artist follow the link below.
This sculpture is part of the New England Sculpture Track (NEST) established in 2026.
The 'bell-mouth' is split, allowing the viewer to access and engage with both the inside and outside space.
The experience from within the belly of the bell is thought provocative - if you try for an echo - it is minimal, if at all existent. It has a wooden bell inside that makes a gentle sound in the breeze.
Created from Corten Steel & Jarrah, salvaged from a firewood yard, when the WA Government announced that logging was going to be stopped in states' old growth forests (announced in 2021, commercial logging in native jarrah, karri, and wandoo forests ended in Western Australia as of January 1, 2024).
Sound of Silence references the cessation of the chainsaws and machinery that disturb the natural environment.
This sculpture was exhibited at Sculpture by the Sea, at both Cottesloe WA and Bondi, NSW in 2024.
Installed in Walcha's Open Air Gallery | February 2026
THE ARTIST:
Tony hales from regional Western Australia. Having multiple awards to his name and works shown in many prestigious exhibitions. Of exceptional note, winning the 2022 The Aqualand Award Major Award at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi.
For more information on the artist follow the link below.
‘Sound of Silence’ is a large bell reflecting a theme of forest destruction.
Follow this link for more information on the artist
Tony Davis