I probably should have shot this from the other side as well, but honestly it didn't inspire me to do much beyond go through the motions. The wrap around on this side conceals a stool-like structure on the other side which, I suppose, is the "inner sanctum" referred to in the title. The sculptor, Ron Robertson-Swann, is described as having a long career as a teacher of sculpture and is described in the catalogue as a "Distinguished Invited Artist". He didn't provide a statement about the piece for the catalogue, but there's an extensive biography including a statement by Graeme Sturgeon, an "eminent Australian sculptor historian and critic", that the sculptor's work "transcends considerations of style in search of a timeless sense of rightness".

Ooooh-kay.

The sculpture didn't attract a lot of attention while I was there (aside from the person who wrote their name in the condensed moisture) but admittedly did have to compete with Belinda Villani's The Predators In The Park (30, right of frame), which did.

I don't think that it's a bad sculpture, and if you pause and look at it for a while it can make you think a bit about what the artist is saying, but there were many, many sculptures that I'd choose to have over this one if I had the space and finances.

But if you want it, the steel painted work is yours for $110,000. I may pass on that, thanks all the same.