Halo (sculpture)
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| Artist | Turpin + Crawford Studio |
| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Kinetic sculpture |
| Dimensions | 13 m × 12 m × 12 m (43 ft × 39 ft × 39 ft) |
| Location | Chippendale Green, Chippendale, Sydney, New South Wales |
Coordinates: 33°53′8.201″S 151°12′1.045″E / 33.88561139°S 151.20029028°E
Halo is a wind powered kinetic sculpture in Sydney, Australia. Located at Central Park, the artwork is part of a major mixed-use urban renewal project to redevelop the old Kent Brewery site in Broadway.
It was designed by artists Jennifer Turpin and Michaelie Crawford of Turpin + Crawford Studio while engineering firm, Partridge, was responsible for the delivery.
The sculpture consists of a 12-metre diameter tapered yellow ring held by a 6 metre long silver cantilevered arm pivoting off-centre atop a 13 metre high angled silver mast. The arm also serves as a sail, allowing the ring to turn and tilts in response to live winds.
Commissioned by the developers of Central Park in collaboration with the local government, Halo was officially opened on 14 August 2012 and has since been donated to the City of Sydney as part of its City Art Collection.
Halo draws inspiration from the site's rich brewery heritage. The sculptural form of Halo is a reference to the enormous circular brewing-vat support found in the decommissioned Brewery Yard building, while the off-centered encircling motion of the ring is the re-imagination of stirrings of brewing alchemy and the tipsy effects of alcohol.
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