UGO

The sculpture presents a fantastic creature that seems to have come from a collage of children’s imaginations. This unlikely and colourful creature features five weirdly articulated legs and a strong sense of movement. The organic form is embedded with an unexpected factor that sparks curiosity in the viewer, encouraging active and imaginative play in a non-prescribed way and inviting multiple interpretations, e.g., a hand, a cave, a coral formation, etc.

The artwork is part of the Civic Precinct Public Art Project, connecting Centennial Plaza and Churchill Square’s East Gardens under a unified art concept and design. Inspired by the children's freedom to interpret and imagine the world through play, the artwork installed in both locations honours their refreshing independence from conventions on what is possible and what is not and their powerful imagination.