Artist Warren Langley’s concept is drawn from the idea of a “Living Knowledge Stream” – a reference to an actual paleochannel buried beneath the Curtin University precinct approximately 12,000 years ago.

The different artwork elements have been placed in positions along the green campus infrastructure and allude to waterholes, campsites and gathering places that would have once been in place along the stream system.

The underlying narrative of the public art theme ‘seeing the unseen’, creating a connection between the past, present and future and re-affirming the cultural connection to water.

Tilt supported artist Warren Langley through the concept design, detailed design, fabrication and installation process. The utilisation of low energy lighting and durable materials were prominent considerations when developing the design.

The sculptural elements consist of stainless steel structural frames glazed with a custom laminated glass developed specifically for this project. Utilising a reflective glass typically used in architectural facade glazing for the daytime mirrored effect, this layer provides 100% mirror imaging with only 58% light reflection.

This specialist glazing product is laminated with translucent coloured films and another layer of glass providing the unique transformative effect from day to night.

Internally, white LED technology illuminates the artworks at night. No digital interface or colour changing is required since the glass interlayers provide the colour and glow.

A series of eight elements configured in three related sculptural forms that undergo a unique day to night transition.

The materiality of the artworks, the playful nature of their reflections, the evening glow and their scale translate the forms to become active participants in the landscape, embedded in the visual language of their surroundings.