2015

Wing Tunnel

In depicting cicada wings, I want to stimulate conversation and meditation on life cycles and the interdependence of life forms within ecosystems. The wings are suspended over a bamboo tunnel made to walk through.

Wing Tunnel by Kassandra Bossell 2015 bamboo, fabric Art on the Greenway, Leichardt
Wing Tunnel,  2015,  bamboo, fabric,  Art on the Greenway, Leichardt
Wing Tunnel by Kassandra Bossell 2016 bamboo, fabric Hidden, Rookwood Cemetary
Wing Tunnel,  2016,  bamboo, fabric,  Hidden, Rookwood Cemetary

Cicada ‘nymphs’ burrow into the ground and live underground for 2 – 17 years eating tree sap before they emerge into the light and ‘moult’ – shed their exoskeletons, to grow wings and search for their mate.

Wing Tunnel by Kassandra Bossell 2016 bamboo, fabric Hidden, Rookwood Cemetary
Wing Tunnel,  2016,  bamboo, fabric,  Hidden, Rookwood Cemetary

Their emergence from the underworld into flight echoes many different religious dreams of ‘afterlife’, a transcending of the former sphere of life.

Wing Tunnel by Kassandra Bossell 2016 bamboo, fabric Sculpture in the Vineyards
Wing Tunnel,  2016,  bamboo, fabric,  Sculpture in the Vineyards
Wing Tunnel by Kassandra Bossell 2016 bamboo, fabric Hidden, Rookwood Cemetary
Wing Tunnel,  2016,  bamboo, fabric,  Hidden, Rookwood Cemetary
Wing Tunnel by Kassandra Bossell 2015 bamboo, fabric Art on the Greenway, Leichardt
Wing Tunnel,  2015,  bamboo, fabric,  Art on the Greenway, Leichardt

As a part of nature, we are reminded that the only thing we can rely on is change and transformation. As such, this sculpture pays tribute to our shiny ephemeral lives.

Wing Tunnel by Kassandra Bossell 2015 bamboo, fabric Art on the Greenway, Leichardt
Wing Tunnel,  2015,  bamboo, fabric,  Art on the Greenway, Leichardt
Wing Tunnel by Kassandra Bossell 2015 bamboo, fabric Art on the Greenway, Leichardt
Wing Tunnel,  2015,  bamboo, fabric,  Art on the Greenway, Leichardt
Wing Tunnel by Kassandra Bossell 2016 bamboo, fabric Sculpture in the Vineyards
Wing Tunnel,  2016,  bamboo, fabric,  Sculpture in the Vineyards
Wing Tunnel by Kassandra Bossell 2015 bamboo, fabric Art on the Greenway, Leichardt
Wing Tunnel,  2015,  bamboo, fabric,  Art on the Greenway, Leichardt
Wing Tunnel by Kassandra Bossell 2016  Hidden, Rookwood Cemetary
Wing Tunnel,  2016,  Hidden, Rookwood Cemetary

Art on the Greenway 2015

Sculpture in the Vineyards 2016

Hidden 2016