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Erica Zaino created The Temple of Time for Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2024. Made from translucent polycarbonate and aluminium, the walk-through sculpture used changing light, reflections and visitors’ movement to explore past, present and future. The temporary exhibition ran March 1–18, 2024; the work should not be assumed to remain on the beach.
Who made The Temple of Time, and why?
Perth-based sculptor Erica Zaino made The Temple of Time for the 2024 Sculpture by the Sea exhibition at Cottesloe Beach. PerthNow described it as her third consecutive work for the event. The exhibition marked its 20th year, which prompted Zaino to focus on time: “Because the artists were invited to exhibit for the 20th year, I was actually inspired by the concept of time.” (PerthNow, March 1, 2024)
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Rather than present time as a fixed image, the work made it something to experience while moving through the sculpture. Zaino described the experience this way: “It’s quite lightweight and you can reflect, seeing the past, present and future while walking through it.”
What materials and techniques did Zaino use?
Zaino fabricated the sculpture herself from polycarbonate and aluminium. The sheets were laser-cut with millimetre precision, according to her PerthNow interview. She also consulted engineers about the strong winds at Cottesloe Beach, where the sculpture was installed. That account describes the design process, but does not establish an independently measured wind rating or other structural specification.
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The choice of translucent panels let light pass through while creating reflections and changing visual effects. Zaino has said she values sculpture because people can move around and interact with it, rather than only view it from one fixed position.
How did the sculpture change from day to night?
In daylight
The translucent panels filtered daylight, making the appearance of the sculpture responsive to the conditions around it. The artist’s project page presents the work as changing with the day’s light and the viewer’s movement, rather than having a single fixed appearance. (Erica Zaino, The Temple of Time)
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After dark
Solar lights installed within the panels illuminated the sculpture after dark, according to Zaino’s project page. The day-and-night contrast was part of the work’s visual character; the available account does not specify brightness, operating hours or lighting performance.
What was the context of Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2024?
The exhibition ran from March 1 to 18, 2024, and featured more than 70 artists from 14 countries, according to PerthNow’s event coverage. The Temple of Time was one work in that anniversary-year exhibition, not a permanent Cottesloe Beach installation. (PerthNow, March 1, 2024)
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The cited coverage documents the work as part of the March 1–18, 2024 exhibition. It does not establish a later display or current sale availability, so visitors should not expect to find the sculpture still installed at Cottesloe Beach on the basis of that coverage.
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- Jack C. Rich, The Materials and Methods of Sculpture
