Upcycled escalator becomes public art

Over five tonne of retired heritage escalators set commuters on a creative journey at Sydney's Wynyard Station.
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Chris Fox’s work ‘Interloop’ at Wynyard Station, December 2017. Photograph: Josh Raymond

Are you the kind of person who looks at the posters in the train station, wishing for a more creative engagement while waiting for your 5.05pm to arrive?

Sydney’s Wynyard Station is leading the way in engaging designs with a new major site-specific installation by Australian contemporary artist and sculptor Chris Fox, unveiled yesterday, Thursday 7 December.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina