In the Studio: Lindy Lee’s Ouroboros

In the Studio: Lindy Lee’s Ouroboros

By BBC World Service

Lindy Lee’s Ouroboros is the most expensive single artwork commission in Australian history. A $14 million, three-tonne, 10-metre wide freestanding shell of mirror-polished stainless steel with 48,000 individually cut plasma-cut perforations: Lindy calls the Ouroboros “her”. Mia Hull talks to artist Lindy Lee, NGA Director Nick Mitzevich, foundry director Eve Willems, haulage “megatrucker” Jon Kelly and legendary pilot driver Nick.

In the Studio: Lindy Lee’s Ouroboros
In the Studio: Lindy Lee’s Ouroboros
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