suburb No 11: Bondi

Bondi? Not exactly off the beaten track or undiscovered I know. I had planned to go north, a lot
further north than Australia's most famous beach. So what happened? I took a look at the Sculpture 
by the Sea exhibition that currently snakes around Bondi's coastline and decided I really needed to 
possess it, in a photographic sense. I didn't have the time to do that and a separate 52 Suburbs 
post so I decided to break my own rules and focus on a suburb I know only too well.

But this is not Bondi as glamour scene. This is the Bondi that happens just once a year, when 
thousands descend on the suburb to gawk at sculptured art rather than chiselled bodies.

My take on it? To find a partner from everyday, ordinary Bondi to keep their more highfalutin 
friends company out there on the lonely wind-swept headland...


temporary housing Morgan Shimeld, traced tower




nests Serena Horton, sanctuary




constant movement Phil Price, morpheus




what a whirl Kelly-Ann Lees, heliocidaris tuberculata




these diamonds are not forever Miik Green, yeah...




my, what big eyes you have Tim & Shayn Amber Wetherell, eye sea you




lighten up Nicholas Elias, a symbolic inscription of the imaginary




hanging around Tracy Luff, rising tension III




where are my sunnies? Lucy Humphrey, alchemy




through rose-coloured glasses Nicholas Elias, a symbolic inscription of the imaginary




you star Greg Johns, pattern III




hold on to your hats 1 Alejandro Propato, arte de las playas




i can see the sea Michael Snape, the sea




i got my new shoes on BAM, step by step




seems like it's Jessica Watson's (the girl sailing around the world) Giuliana De Felice, signs of 2009




running for your life Barbara Lich, chaos and order




one step at a time Angela Femia & Julie Card, going up?




hold on to your hats 2 Alejandro Propato, arte de las playas




can I come and play with you? Suzie Bleach & Andy Townsend, subterfuge




shoe fetish BAM, step by step




hold on to your hats 3 Alejandro Propato, arte de las playas




V is for Vespa Frank Malerba, scooter girls




don't sit on it! Philip Spelman, between the lines




lovely curves Glazar + James, eye see you

And a few non-sculpture pairings to round it out a little...



it's not that black and white




aqua world




flower power





must be love


Bondi has its less than beautiful side but its cliffs and their current visitors - of the sculpture variety - 
are pretty special. If you've been to the exhibition I wonder what your favourites were - mine was the 
yellow bendy thing (morpheus). For those who haven't been you've got until this Sunday. 

Next week 52 Suburbs will be out of town so I'm afraid there will be no suburb. It feels strange, 
like I'm abandoning my post (literally) and letting you down. But I'm sure you'll cope and I promise 
to play catch up another week or it'll be a sad 51 Suburbs situation.

I'll also have more news about the Corner Shop by then. Have a great week and I'll see you in two 
Fridays time.