Geoff Harvey
Backyard Zoo
Includes sculpture from his recent residency at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo
18 July – 12 August 2009
Opening Tuesday 21 July 6-8pm
Geoff Harvey
Elephant (Thong Dee)
found objects 30×60×36cm
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For the past 3 month I have been an artist-in-residence at Taronga Zoo
“Back yard Zoo” is the exhibition of that time I spent with some wonderful creatures & some great animal carers.
After an memorable early morning feeding session with the giraffes I was so taken by their graceful stature I knew I wanted to make one for the show. I ended up making two.
The Meerkats also amazed me by their almost human antics & inquisitive manner.
So too the imminent birth of the baby Asian elephant to mother Thong Dee was a strong factor in me deciding to make a baby elephant calf.
As an artist-in-residence I felt very privileged & I saw a lot of what goes on behind the scenes A visit to the Zoo hospital & a close encounter with a powerful owl inspired me to create one for the show.
The title” backyard zoo” refers to my studio in St Peters where I made all the sculpture. At one point in time I had all the animals out on the lawn in the back yard & thought this is the perfect title for this show.
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Geoff Harvey
Elephant (calf) The first elephant born in Australia now has a name
Luk Chai which means "son" or "male child" in Thai. found objects 73×80×22cm
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Geoff Harvey
left: Giraffe #2 found object assemblage 170cm high .. sold
right: Giraffe #1 found object assemblage 162cm high -
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Geoff Harvey
left: Egret I 75×51×25cm
right: Egret II 74×93×25cm
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Geoff Harvey
Egret I (photo Centennial Park) 75×51×25cm
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Geoff Harvey
Meerkats Alfred & Doris
found objects 85×60×14cm each
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