The Blowfly was commissioned by S.O.G.O.C. for the Sydney Olympic Games. At 8 x 4 x 3m, The Blowfly had to be super lightweight to fly across the stadium, hence the head is a fiberglass hollow form, the body is a hollow aluminium exomet form and the wings are aluminium pipe all covered in fabrics.
The Blowfly, 2000, Exomet body armature, hollow fibreglass head, 8 x 4 x 3m
Blowfly: maquette beside the head sculpt, 2000, Polystyrene blowfly headBlowfly fully dressed with wings, legs, 2000
Blowfly arriving at the stadium for the Closing Ceremony of Sydney Olympic Games, 2000Blowfly at the Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony, 1 October 2000, Stadium Australia
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