Spanda, Modern sculpture at Elizabeth Quay, Perth, Australia
Spanda is a sculpture made of six white nested arches standing on the waterfront at Elizabeth Quay in Perth, Australia. The arches grow progressively larger from the center outward, and visitors can walk through them from the smallest inner arch to the outermost frame.
The sculpture was designed by Christian de Vietri and selected in 2014 as part of a wider waterfront renewal project at Elizabeth Quay. It was completed and installed in 2016 when the redeveloped waterfront opened to the public.
The name Spanda comes from a branch of Indian philosophy and refers to a divine vibration or pulse of consciousness. Walking through the arches from the smallest to the largest gives a physical sense of that expanding movement.
The sculpture is free to visit and can be reached from several points along the Elizabeth Quay waterfront path. Visitors can walk through the interior at any time of day, and the open structure means there is no single entrance to look for.
The arches are made from carbon fiber, a material more commonly used in aerospace construction. This is what allows a structure 29 meters tall to look as thin and light as it does from the ground.
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