Case study 02 · Public art
The Distance of Your Heart.
67 bronze birds across 30 Sydney CBD locations.
The brief
What we were asked to do.
IAS was contracted by artist Tracey Emin to install “The Distance of Your Heart” as part of the Sydney City Centre Transformation.
The challenge
What made it hard.
Some 67 bronze birds in 30 locations, including heritage buildings and structures, where every fixing had to respect the building's significance.
- Client
- Tracey Emin
- Location
- Bridge & Grosvenor Streets, Sydney CBD
- Services
- Public art installation, heritage liaison
Our approach
How we delivered it.
- 01
Survey of all 30 locations
- 02
Collaboration with the Heritage Council of NSW on locations, techniques and fixings
- 03
Installation planning around a live CBD
- 04
Installation and sign-off at each location
The outcome
By the numbers.
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Bronze birds
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Locations
Heritage
Council of NSW collaboration
From the floor
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