GUEST WORK AGENCY ADVISES ARTIST EMILY FLOYD ON PUBLIC ART COMMISSION AT UNION STATION

Image: Installation view of King Parrot at Union Station. Image courtesy of Emily Floyd, photographed by John Gollings. 

Guest Work Agency has advised renowned Australian artist Emily Floyd on a significant public art project for the recently upgraded Union Station, Victoria.

‘KING PARROT’ SCULPTURES 

Union Station in Mont Albert, Victoria, has recently been upgraded as part of Victoria’s Level Crossing Removal Project. Floyd was selected to create a new artwork for the site.

Floyd’s King Parrot sculptures have been permanently installed at Union Station.

The works draw on local wildlife and their place in urban environments, a particularly important consideration as cities continue to sprawl outwards and interact with native ecosystems. Emily told the Level Crossing Removal Project: “It has been an honour to create the artworks for the new station. I especially hope the King Parrots will encourage visitors to consider the values of ecology, biodiversity and care for the environment.”

To read more about the commission, visit Level Crossing Removal Project’s website.

 The project team are as follows:

Artist: Emily Floyd

Commissioner: Laing O’Rourke

Artist representative: Anna Schwartz Gallery  

Foundry: Meridian Sculpture

Landscape Architect: Aspect Studios

Architect: Hassel Studio

Legals: Guest Work Agency

Curator: T Projects

Industrial design: Tilt Industrial Design 

Installation: Meridian Sculpture and Ben Fasham 

Photography: John Gollings

LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED FOR EMILY FLOYD’S PUBLIC ART COMMISSION

Guest Work Agency Founder and Director, Alana Kushnir, provided advice on the contractual arrangements involving the design, fabrication and installation of the artwork.

Alana explains, “We have had the privilege of working with Emily on major public art projects for many years. Each commission brings with it an opportunity to consider how best to structure the relationships between collaborators, and how to alleviate the kinds of risks that can arise within the settings of permanent large-scale works. Congratulations to Emily and her team on the successful delivery of King Parrot.”

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Emily Floyd works in sculpture, printmaking, and public installation. She has a strong focus on natural environments, with her work engaging the community and sparking awareness for conservational issues. Her work is held in the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the National Gallery of Victoria and The British Museum, to name a few. She is a fellow of the Australia Council for the Arts and a Sidney Myer fellow, and lives and works in Melbourne, Australia.

Guest Work Agency is a boutique art law and advisory firm based in Australia, but is international in reach. It works with artists, collectors, galleries, arts organisations, art fairs and art tech start-ups.

 For more information contact us at info@guestworkagency.art