St Patrick’s College Townsville

Underwater Windows 2024

Recycled artworks made of cellophane/card, plywood, pine baton, and clear polycarbonate sheets
240 x 420 x 170 cm

About the Work

Underwater Windows depicts imagery from our endangered Great Barrier Reef. In line with the theme of ‘Trace-less’, these sculptural towers display recycled artworks by Year 10 Visual Arts in Practice students produced over the last three years.

These illuminated stained-glass viewing boxes literally and metaphorically shine a light on endangered reef ecosystems. You are invited to contemplate their endangered beauty and how we can lessen our impact on marine environments.

The durable structural frameworks reflect with the school’s commitment to sustainability and will continue to illuminate students’ artworks in the school grounds after Ephemera.

About the Artist

Year 10 Visual Art in Practice students from the past three years at St Patrick’s College Townsville have produced ‘stained glass inspired’ artworks for public display, with a view to initiating discussion regarding the threats that are impacting our Great Barrier Reef. These artworks have involved collaboration between students to create images that can be seamlessly pieced together to create a larger artwork.