Statements and Talks

I have made a new sculpture.

I wanted to make something that struck a chord.
That gave shape to what we feel.

I have made a sculpture that is not significant because it
reflects other significances. It is significant all by itself.

Whether it was born or a clear note sung
Or whether it was puked belched or farted out
I do not know, nor does it really matter?

Sydney declares itself either way, shamelessly.
Sydney is the green shoot for which the world is waiting.
The twentieth century was a fire from which the world was wounded.

The wealth of history stuck in the gullet,
Was an unreliable ally.

Sydney's successful application to host the millennium
Was an invitation made by the world community
To shed some light
To display some innocence
To show some gumption.

We are bound to meet that demand
Not to hold a mirror up
To reflect the tired face of the old world
But make a picture in which the world might see itself
New and rough.

Michael Snape 1999