After our tour of WA and SA some months ago we spent a few days in Adelaide the capital of South Australia. After we visited the Pandas at the zoo we went for a walk through Rundle Mall, the main shopping area of the CBD. We came across some interesting sculptures.
Officially called "The Spheres" but widely known as "The Mall's Balls" is a sculpture consisting of two stainless steel balls by Bert Flugelman. It has become a popular meeting place.
The most fascinating sculpture I have ever seen is here in Rundle Mall, Adelaide. It is a group of life sized bronze pigs called "A Day Out" by Marguerite Derricourt. They are so real looking with heaps of character. A competition was held to name the pigs. This one is 'Horatio".
This one rooting around in the bin is "Oliver"
This one just standing around is "Truffles"
This one trotting by is "Augusta"
Another sculpture in the mall is "Girl on a Slide" by John Dowie. It was created as a discovery piece, something that would be discovered by accident.
This neo-cubist, copper welded sculpture on a wall is called "Progress" by Lyndon Dodswell. It represents the spirit of progress.
