Visit lake ballard an aboriginal sacred site and stunning salt lake where sculptures of 51 local people made by sir antony gormley create a spiritual and moving open air art installation. See 113 reviews articles and 115 photos of lake ballard ranked no 1 on tripadvisor among 5 attractions in menzies. The majority of these inhabitants still live and work in menzies.
Th e 51 sculptures are derived from laser scans of the inhabitants of menzies apart from 2 or 3 passers by who were included. Please check the road condition report for the shire of menzies prior to setting out. The road to lake ballard is unsealed for 30 of the 51 kilometres.
This really is a sight to behold its why we go on about it so much. The sculptures travelled 780kms from the foundry in perth to the site on lake ballard and it took a team of 18 volunteers 4 days to install all 51 sculptures. This extraordinary natural landscape was selected by world renowned artist antony gormley to display his inside australia exhibit a collection of 51 individually cast black chromium steel sculptures stretching across 10 square kilometres.
The white salt plain of lake ballard creates a dramatic setting for the largest outdoor art gallery on earth. The world renowned british artist antony gormley has fused nature and art in a striking display of 51 stark black steel sculptures scattered across seven square kilometres of the vast flat salt lake. The antony gormley sculptures at lake ballard form australia s largest world class art site and are a must see attraction for visitors to western australia s golden outback.
The artwork is a collection of 50 black steel sculptures standing over 10 square kilometres of the white salt plain of lake ballard about a 40 minutes drive from the town of menzies. At the time they were supposed to be a temporary exhibition but they proved to be so popular that they were allowed to claim the 10. The inside australia sculptures at lake ballard in western australia were created by british artist and turner prize winner antony gormley back in 2003 as part of perth s international arts festival.
The statues were to be removed at the conclusion of the festival but remain as a tourist exhibition. The artist and turner prize winner antony gormley installed 51 sculptures over an area of 10 square kilometres 4 sq mi on the bed of the lake. In 2003 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the perth international arts festival the inside australia exhibition was commissioned.
Lake ballard inside australia by acclaimed sculptor antony gormley comprising 51 sculptures derived from laser scans of residents of menzies wa.
