Arch
Artist: Lorenna Grant
Year: 2009
Location: Decommissioned. Formerly at the intersection of James and Lake Streets in Northbridge.
Owner: City of Perth
Re-energising the heart of Northbridge, the 8.5 metre x 10 metre artwork, “The Arch” has been described as ‘a visual rhythm, a pulse, a guardian.
This project was first conceptualised by Lorenna and through her outstanding creative talent she produced the sculpture and transferred it into a 3D conceptional model which DENMAC then started the task of turning the concept into a reality.
DENMAC’s Architectural Metal Work division manufactured the structural steel components of the artwork at our factory ready for the DENMAC Façade division to manufacture and clad the artwork in Alucobond aluminium composite. It was critical that the geometry of the design was maintained and the fabrication team relied on the drawing set to ensure the construction was millimetre perfect for when the pieces would be installed to the concrete footings and each other on site.
The design incorporated two colours of the Alucobond range both white and black in varying shapes and sizes which were all custom manufactured in-house to the design schematic and required sizes with certain pieces being left off the project strategically to allow for lifting and transport. DENMAC manufactured custom bracing and saddles to allow for transportation on a flatbed truck without causing damage to the Alucobond finish.
DENMAC also managed the crane erection and traffic management of “The Arch” in the busy streets of Northbridge with a tight installation timeframe to ensure the impact on local traffic was kept to a minimum, whilst performing the installation works from an Elevated Working Platform (Knuckle Boom).
In 2023 the City of Perth decommissioned the arch sighting maintenance costs. At the time it was estimated the costs of maintenance would be just $40,000. Further information: www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/perth-breakfast/northbridge-arch-sculpture/104937244
Lorenna Grant Artwork
Artist: Lorenna Grant
Asset Type: Architectural artwork
Year of Work: 2017
Location: 362 Charles St North Perth WA 6006
Provenance: City of Vincent
Image source Google Maps
Lorenna Grant Wall Art
Artist: Lorenna Grant
Asset Type: Architectural Artwork
Year of Work: 2016
Location: Beaufort Street, corner of Barlee Street WA 6050
Provenance: City of Vincent
Image Source Google Maps Street View
The Goal Keeper
Artist: Lorenna Grant
Year of Work: 2018
Location: Ernest Johnson Reserve, South Perth - NE of Entrance to John McGrath Hall and Pavilion
Asset Type: Sculpture
Provenance: City of South Perth
Image Source City of South Perth
Nesting Fields
Artist: Lorenna Grant
Year of Work: 2007
Location: Churchlands Western Australia 6018
Asset Type: Sculpture
Provenance: City of Stirling
Image Source City of Stirling
Bravo
Image Source Google Maps Street View
Artist: Lorenna Grant
Asset Type: Artwork
Year of Work: 2015
Location: 359 Oxford Street, Mount Hawthorn
Provenance: City of Vincent
Paths - a history, a present, a future, where spirit of the land meets spirit of the game
Image Source Google Maps
Artist: Lorenna Grant
Year of Work: 2013
Location: NIB Stadium, Corner of Bulwer Street and Lord Street, East Perth, Western Australia
Asset Type: Sculpture
Provenance: City of Vincent
Untitled
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Artist: Lorenna Grant
Asset Type: Architectural artwork
Year of Work: 2011
Location: 173-179 Stirling Street, Perth
Provenance: City of Vincent
Banksian
Image source Google Maps
Artist: Lorenna Grant
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2010
Location: 226-234 Beaufort Street, Perth
Provenance: City of Vincent
Tread Lines
Photographs and Information Courtesy of City of Karratha
Artist: Lorenna Grant
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Lot 373 High Street, Dampier WA 6713
Asset Type: Artwork
Provenance: City of Karratha
The Spring
Image Source City of Belmont
Artist: Lorenna Grant
Year of Work: 2013
Location: The Springs, Corner of Great Eastern Highway and Graham Farmer Freeway
Asset Type: Sculpture
Provenance: LandCorp
Nel Raggo (In the ray)
Image courtesy of Subiaco
Artist: Lorenna Grant
Year of Work: 2006
Location: Subiaco Arts Centre / Theatre Gardens car park
Asset Type: Artwork
Provenance: Subiaco
Decommissioned Status: 2019 Parks team coordinated contractor to remove artwork in October.
Description: Nel Raggo, an Italian term meaning ‘to radiate’, is a vibrant and multi-faceted artwork based on the numerical sequence observed by Fibonacci, the eleventh century Italian mathematician. The sequence is a harmonious proportion found in architecture, music, human anatomy and nature; such as the pattern of leaves on a stem or the arrangement of a pine cone. Attracting both adults and children, the choice of materials and accessible structure make the artwork a conducive place to play, muse and rest. Lorenna Grant is particularly known for her
work which fuses art and nature. Lorenna has a Masters of Creative Art from Curtin University and has won several awards including Sculpture by the Sea in 2005 and an Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture Award (AILA) in 2008.