Art with a real sting in the tale

A NEW public art work has been unveiled at East Point reserve and the council reckons it’s $150,000 well spent.

Jellyfish Sculpture

A NEW public art work has been unveiled at East Point reserve and the council reckons it’s $150,000 well spent.

Local artist Aly de Groot designed the two, giant, bronze jellyfish and said it “felt like Christmas” watching it being installed.

De Groot designed the piece, titled Interwined, allowing her signature ethereal woven forms to become permanently embodied in bronze.

She worked with fabricator and internationally acclaimed sculptor Phillip Piperides of Brisbane and Larrakeyah elder Bilawarra Lee.

“It’s my gift to Darwin,” she said. “I’ve been in Darwin for 20 years … only recently that I first saw jellyfish. I consider them as an icon for the Northern Territory but they’re more hidden than the dragonfly or the crocodile and I think they symbolise a hidden beauty and, yes, they’re dangerous and cause a lot of pain but life can be like that.”

Jingili resident and visual arts student Serge Ah-Wong said it was “a beautiful mark on the landscape”.

Lord Mayor Katrina Fong Lim said Darwin City Council aimed to “enhance Darwin as a cultural centre”.