AMBO
Ambo (Uniting Church Hawthorn) donated by Swinburne University of Technology.
The form references Third Kingdom Egyptian architecture, with insets reflecting statuary niches. This is a form Lueckenhausen has used repeatedly in his Teraph series of works, usually representing the constructed, architectonic element in works that usually also include zoomorphic components. Here it presents as a stable pedestal to support the readings, including scripture, within a narrative of a strong, dependable, foundation.
