Jim Lloyd (Robertson, Liberal Party, Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That, in accordance with section 5 of the Parliament Act 1974 , the House approves the following proposal for work in the Parliamentary Zone which was presented to the House on 13 June 2006, namely: Installation of temporary sculptures on Section 57, Parkes.

The National Capital Authority has received a works approval application from Questacon to install two sculptures along Parkes Place. These sculptures are the Einstein and rock music sculptures respectively. The Einstein and rock music sculptures are proposed to be located along the eastern boundary of section 57, Parkes, outside the Questacon building, facing the High Court of Australia. The sculptures are intended to be in place for a period of five years.

The Einstein sculpture has been designed to create different images depending on the viewing position. The sculpture will consist of a metal base with the formula E=mc² in relief style on the base front. The upper element of the sculpture will be cut out of metal plate and will have a dipped, galvanised finish. The sculpture is to be set on a newly paved area and is to be 3.3 metres in height and 1.8 metres in width.

The rock music sculpture comprises two large metal structures that have a musical bed of nails trapped between them. Visitors to the sculpture will be able to pour small stones into the bed of nails and these stones will strike the nails and a musical sound will be created. The sculpture is to be set on stones and gravel. The sculpture is to be 1.9 metres in height and have a maximum width of one metre at the base stand and 0.9 of a metre at the sculpture itself.

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