'Flower Moon' – A Commission Rooted in Stillness
Project Details
Commissioned by: Project One Interiors (via Bluethumb)
Location: Double-volume lobby, Phillips Street, Sydney CBD
The Artwork
Title: Flower Moon
Dimensions: H 404 × W 139 × D 8cm (4 panels)
Colour: Soft Sand
Edition: 1 of 1
Material: Hand-painted, textured acrylic on wood panels
Framing: Unframed box panels with shadow line spacers
The Brief
Some spaces ask for more than decoration — they ask for presence.
When Project One Interiors reached out, the intention was clear: to create a calming yet striking centrepiece for the double-height entrance lobby of a Sydney CBD building. The wall was tall and narrow — nearly 5 metres high and just under 2 metres wide — and called for a work that honoured its scale without overpowering the space.
The challenge: to design something sculptural and architectural, yet quietly grounding.
The Design Journey
Once size and scope were confirmed, I presented four distinct concepts, each supported by line drawings and 3D renderings to show how light and shadow would animate the forms. Flower Moon — with its layered, blooming silhouette — immediately resonated with the client.
From my curated colour sample set, the designer selected Soft Sand, a warm, textural neutral that harmonised effortlessly with the timber, stone, and natural tones of the newly completed interior palette.
Materiality & Making
Crafted from laser-cut MDF layers, each panel was hand-shaped, textured, and painted in Soft Sand — a tone selected from my curated palette to harmonise with the timber joinery and earthy finishes of the lobby. I refined the layering to reduce weight, while still creating enough sculptural depth to shift with light throughout the day.
The 3D form responds beautifully to natural and artificial lighting, creating subtle shadows and dimension that evolve throughout the day — grounding the space without commanding it.
Scale, Rhythm & Resolution
At over four metres high, this was the tallest vertical work I’ve created to date. Logistically, we had to solve for scale, weight, and ease of transport. I designed the artwork as four modular panels — each engineered for straightforward installation while maintaining visual flow.
The segments created their own rhythm, adding an architectural cadence to the piece that complements the verticality of the space.
Installation was done with technical drawings and mounting brackets (Z-bar aluminium railing system). Despite the scale, it was a seamless process from concept to completion.
The Meaning Behind the Design
'Flower Moon' takes its name from the full moon of May — a moment in the lunar cycle that speaks to quiet emergence and natural expansion. Like a bloom unfolding in stillness, the sculpture grows upward from a grounded circle, opening into layered, petal-like arcs.
Every curve in the composition is born from a single form: the circle. Repeated. Reimagined. Softly shifting across four sculptural panels.
There’s also a subtle resonance with the Sydney Opera House — that same purity of curve, iconic and elemental — making this piece feel at home in the heart of Sydney.
It’s a work that rises with presence, not volume. A gesture of growth, stillness, and strength — held in form, shadow, and light.
Reflections
Now installed in a double-height foyer in Sydney’s CBD, Flower Moon brings a quiet clarity to the space — grounding, not dominating. It was created not to impress, but to belong. To meet people where they are, in motion, and offer a pause.
This commission became a turning point in my practice — both in its scale and in the trust placed in the creative process. It affirmed something I’ve always believed: that art can be subtle and strong at once. That presence doesn’t need volume.
It’s a piece shaped by restraint, collaboration, and intention — and a reminder that in both art and space, the quietest gestures often hold the most weight.
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