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// GATES OF HELL // The work was originally commis

// GATES OF HELL //
The work was originally commissioned for the City of Melbourne’s Laneways public art program in 2007, and built into a wall at the Degraves Place entrance of the Flinders Street Station pedestrian underpass. After six months in situ, it was smashed up by grand final night revellers, but was subsequently reconstructed as an interior work, on commission from Karl Fender. In this, its third manifestation, Gates of Hell has been re-imagined and enlarged in collaboration with Nonda Katsalidis.

“No one believes in heaven and hell anymore. Here on earth we have it all…”

In Greek and Roman mythology, the multi-headed dog monster Cerberus protects the entrance of Hades, the underworld. Gates of Hell has its origin not only in this classical imagery, in the stories of Hercules and Orpheus, but also in the forms of French Romanesque sculpture, with its heraldic, symbolic and decorative beasts and its Last Judgement hell mouths.

More important than these cultural references, however, is the work’s primitive emotion, its expression of angry threat. Cerberus’s barking, biting heads are designed to frighten us out of our complacency and lethargy.

This sculpture represents the gates of hell.

The idea of the gate or door is suggested by the work’s quadrilateral frame. The lowness of the lintel increases the gravity of the space, drawing attention to ground level, hinting at a connection to a subterranean world.

The work is a portrait of Cerberus, in Greek myth the monstrous hound who guards the entrance to Hades. Before convention and problems of visual representation limited him to three, Cerberus was held to have many heads. Framed by a recession in the wall, the sculpture comprises multiple dogs’ heads, a rearing, snarling pack rising from below the ground.

It is designed to surprise, thrill and chill, particularly on first encounter. It represents fear, both the artist’s and the viewers’, fear both in the particular and in the abstract. @heatherbswann

// THIS WEEK AT MOUNT MONUMENT // Ending the cold

// THIS WEEK AT MOUNT MONUMENT //
Ending the cold winter months in the Macedon Ranges we are seeing signs of Spring everywhere. A late edition of the fireplace to the cellar door (which will continue to be used for the next month or so) it’s now a beautiful time to sit outside for lunch and enjoy the beautiful weather. Our barrel room function space is still available for bookings. It is almost booked out for the Christmas period so get last minute reservations in soon. georgia@mountmonument.com.au

// GREG MALOUF // Our celebrity chef visit from G

// GREG MALOUF //
Our celebrity chef visit from Greg Malouf, set on a cold solstice night was beautiful. Incredible middle eastern food which Greg is world renowned for, wine matched to Mount Monument’s estate wines, followed by a sculpture walk by moonlight. @gregmaloufchef @georgiavbradwell

// SHIRAZ // Our Heathcote series X Shiraz by the

// SHIRAZ //
Our Heathcote series X Shiraz by the glass in the MM Cellar door is the perfect way to warm up. ❤️🍷

// MM REDS // Mount Monument reds this week. The

// MM REDS //

Mount Monument reds this week. The rust colours of autumn, dropped leaves, new veggie garden, warmth of reds in front of the fire. Save the date for winter solstice at MM.. Friday June 14 @ 6pm

// SUNRISE // Morning mist this morning at 600-70

// SUNRISE //
Morning mist this morning at 600-700m above sea level.. winter is almost here. @nondakatsalidis

// DEAD QUEEN // The “Dead Queen” bronze sculp

// DEAD QUEEN //
The “Dead Queen” bronze sculpture by artist Richard Stringer was installed at Mount Monument this week. (Team: Nonda Trevor and Terry)

Statement by Artist:

The image of a Queen Bee standing on a building represents an insect/human interface though the styling of the building and the integration of human breasts. The intent of the work was to present architecture and ‘city life’ as a ‘colony’.

This idea unifies those within it as part of a single system just as a bee hive itself becomes a composite entity. It touches on the entanglement between the origins of brick construction, centralised government, urban planning, and monumental sculpture.

Many societies have by degrees adopted the bee as an ‘ideal’ for social organisation. This symbol is compelling as its beauty conjures order and productivity yet the ‘top down’ social model has issues for the individuals living within it.

The work is therefore cautionary regarding its sustainability as a human political system.
The Dead Queen commissioned by Mount Monument depicts both the consequences of this social order for people and its impact on the natural world at large, including the bee itself.

// MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND //
Celebrating Mother’s Day this weekend with bookings for Saturday and Sunday lunch.
Some spaces still available.
$85pp. 5 course lunch plus a glass of sparkling bookings at:
mountmonument.com.au

// LANDSCAPE // ❤️🌳🌈

// LANDSCAPE //
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// SUNSET OVER NGANNELONG //

// SUNSET OVER NGANNELONG //

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