Above Image: Agatha Gothe-Snape and Michael Snape Become The Part 2022 200 x 100 x 300 cm
Congratulations to sculptor Michael Snape who, in collaboration with daughter and artist Agatha Gothe-Snape have launched “Become The Part” outside St. Andrews College, Sydney University, on the corner of Missenden Road and Carillon Avenue, Camperdown.
This sculpture marks the first collaboration between the father and daughter duo. The cross-generational influence engaged the atmosphere of the college, emphasising the importance of growing communities and familial bonds. The large sculpture replaces the former brick wall which, in a previous time closed off St Andrews college from the public. The large sculpture is molded and manipulated to respond to the body, inviting passers by to relax within the sculpture and reflect on the indigenous heritage of the site.
“We are at a time when a singular pursuit has been found to be mostly problematic, destructive even in the wider world. From the singular pursuit of profit and gain we have seen the world come to a perilous place. Safe from danger is elsewhere in our thinking. We have to work together.
– Michael Snape
Above Image: Agatha Gothe-Snape and Michael Snape Become The Part 2022 200 x 100 x 300 cm
We are beginning to register the Indigenous voice that shows us how listening can be more productive than speaking. Listening occupies a shared space.
Sydney University is ready to open its arms to the world, not to hide behind its hallowed walls, but be more transparent. The new opening is the lungs through which the university can breathe new air.
– Michael Snape
Above Image: Agatha Gothe-Snape and Michael Snape Become The Part 2022 200 x 100 x 300 cm
From whichever perspective the words can be read, the already large words expand. They are wrought here from molten earth and through the letters you can walk, or rest, or take shelter. The walls of steel blend with the shapes of stone walls of the college, bringing the background forward into the shared space.”
– Michael Snape
Above Image: Agatha Gothe-Snape and Michael Snape Become The Part 2022 200 x 100 x 300 cm