Relocating existing artworks

The construction of Victoria Cross and Martin Place metro stations impacted four existing artworks.

Sydney Metro worked with North Sydney Council relocating Harbour Cycles by Richard Byrnes.

The artwork is now located in a park adjoining Milsons Point station.

A large metal sculpture, Richard Byrne’s Harbour Cycles, is shown surrounded by North Sydney’s trees and office buildings. The sculpture takes the shape of a large circle split into eight sections. Some take curving wavy forms or spirals, others resemble metal trusses.

 

In Martin Place, Four Continents and P&O Wall Mural by Douglas Annand, along with P&O Wall Fountain by Tom Bass were carefully removed.

The artworks will be relocated around the Hunter Street entrance to Martin Place station.

Embedded in a dark grey marble wall in Martin Place is a sculpture made up of four animals. Each animal represents a continent representing P& O’s destinations around the globe.
People walk up Martin Place next to a marble wall, shaded by trees. Along into the wall, a curving cavernous fountain is inset, with alternating deeper and shallower sections.

Sydney Metro undertook a de-accessioning process for each of the four artworks.

Councils and developers assisted to determine the best long-term course of action.

Artists and families of the deceased artists contributed to this planning.

After careful removal, storage, refurbishment and re-installation, all artworks will be back on public display.

In the foyer of the P&O building, a tiled wall mural is framed between two square black columns. Tiles of navy blue resembling the sea are accented by a large gold swimming mermaid, surrounded by six smaller mermaids.