Art at the Helenvale Resource Centre

Art and architecture complement each other! And this is no different at the awardwinning Helenvale Resource Centre; where two urban art pieces, conceived in stainless steel and resin,create focal points, facing each other.

The primary art piece, called “Kite Boy,” consists on an annulus (ring-shaped) form, out of reflective stainless steel, that evokes movement, upon which a figure of a young child out of cast resin, balances, while looking towards the Centre and flying a kite. This art piece has truly become a focal point in the community.

Directly across from Kite Boy, on the opposite side of the Community Plaza, at the main entrance to the Center, stands the Mural featuring words and phrase chosen as a result of a community activation process conducted by the German Development Bank. The text has been cut into reflective stainless steel sheeting. The mural also includes resin cast figures of three children playing.

The fact that both art pieces use the same materials – primarily polished stainless steel – truly “binds” the Community Plaza to the Community Centre.

AISI 304 and 316, reflective stainless steel