Sir Rupert Hamer Garden
The Sir Rupert Hamer Garden, the gently sloping hills located to the south-west of the Heide III redevelopment, is a collaborative project between O'Connor + Houle Architecture and Elizabeth Peck Landscape Architect. The Hamer Garden’s twin hills blur the conceptual distinction between art object and landscape, with one of its prime viewing angles seen from inside the Albert & Barbara Tucker Gallery via a large floor to ceiling window.
Inge King
Rings of Saturn 2005-06
Heide Museum of Modern Art Collection
Commissioned through the Heide Foundation with significant assistance from Lindsay and Paula Fox 2005
Photographer: John Gollings 2008
© Inge King & John Gollings
The Hamer Garden includes a major sculpture commission, Rings of Saturn (2005-06) by Inge King, a highly respected Australian sculptor, as well as subtle night-lighting emanating from a series of large glass 'moonlights' that punctuate the landscape.
The Garden’s hills also have a programmatic function, acting as an acoustic and visual buffer to protect the Heide site from the traffic of nearby Bridge Street.
