My giant sculpture journey started with the Giant Baby Giraffe. It was the 2016 signature project of the Programme for Innovation in Artform Development (PIAD) a partnership between the Vrystaat Arts Festival and the University of the Free State, supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
This work was one of three large-scale public art installations that formed part of the It’s My City community project under the guidance of British artist Alex Rinsler. The public added thousands of messages to the works, expressing their wishes for the future and for their loved ones. After a week the sculptures came to life with three community-led processions, meeting in a fourth location where they were set on fire.
This project initiated a collaborative relationship that led to a series of giant sculptures, including the world’s largest straw squirrel in Almaty Kazakhstan.
- Subject Matter: Public Art
- Created: 2016
- Collections: Giant Sculptures