Map Ref. 9. On the grassy verge to the left of "Penelope", looking towards the Lake Burley Griffin. This photograph was taken in 1995, especially for this project.
In 1982, the Gallery invited the sculptor to supervise the installation of his work. At that time, the sculptor decided to have the work painted black, although it had originally been painted red.
Like other sculptors of the 1970s, (such as Alexander Calder), di Suvero used beams of industrial strength steel which are welded and bolted together to make a strongly personal statement. Suspended high across the vertical support are a pair of beams in the shape of an open-ended triangle. This triangle is attached by strong steel cables to the vertical support beam. With any passing breeze, the triangular, horizontal beams sway slowly across the vertical beam.
However, the title of the work makes it clear that the sculptor's intention was always to use industrial materials and methods in a way which is demonstrably personal to the sculptor, not industrial. The title of this work translates from Dutch into English as "Me too". To emphasis the personal nature of this work, the sculptor has also published his personal monogram on the main vertical beam, as below.
