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Launceston City Council pulls apart famous Stephen Walker sculpture
A SCULPTURE by one of Tasmania’s most famous artists has been pulled apart by the Launceston City Council … but it says it will be put back together.
THE Launceston City Council says a Stephen Walker statue which has been separated during construction works in Civic Square will be put back together.
The Tasmanian Tableau work by one of Tasmania’s most eminent sculptors was recently separated into two components, placed in different garden beds and remounted on large boulders.
Community members took up the cudgels on behalf of the late Mr Walker saying that without consultation with his estate Mr Walker’s moral rights had been infringed.
A Launceston City Council spokesman said the statue would be back in one garden bed when works were finished.
“The redevelopment of Civic Square necessitated the temporary relocation of the various elements of the Stephen Walker sculptures,” general manager Michael Stretton said.
“However, the sculptures will be returned to their original formation before the redevelopment works are complete, and the Council has been liaising with the Walker estate on this matter.
“While the first stages of the square have been reopened to the public, this does not represent the completion of works in these areas — catenary systems, lighting systems, heritage interpretation features, wayfinding and the final placement of the Walker sculptures are among several outstanding projects remaining at the time of writing.
“The redevelopment works are scheduled for completion by the end of June.”
Independent researcher Ray Norman said the Launceston City Council’s the original rearranging of the work was illegal under copyright law.
“The redevelopment of the tableau significantly nullifies the works integrity and the artists intentions,” he said.
‘Now the council is saying that it will be put back together but what the ratepayers need to know is how much that will cost, it won’t be peanuts,” he said.
“They will need to bring a crane in and it will all add up.”
He said that the situation would not have occurred if there had been meaningful consultation.
Mr Norman said that there had already been costs because the council had brought Mr Walker’s widow to Launceston from Hobart recently for consultation.
The works are part of a $7.5 million Launceston City Heart project which is part of the $260 million Launceston City deal signed with the Federal Government.
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