Public Artwork &
Light Sculptures

Structural stainless steel cables installed to support kinetic artwork sculptures in Newcastle’s East End, balancing engineering precision with artistic intent.

Public Artwork & Light Sculptures

Bespoke Wire & Rope collaborated with artist Col Henry and Richard Crookes Constructions to supply and install tensioned stainless steel cables for a series of kinetic artwork sculptures in Newcastle. The installation required precise alignment to engineering parameters and safety requirements while preserving the artistic vision.

Location: East End, Newcastle, NSW

Completion Date: December 2022

Client: Col Henry and Richard Crookes Constructions

Builder: Richard Crookes Constructions

Our Scope

Bespoke were engaged to supply and install the structural stainless steel tensioned cables that suspend the public artwork and light sculptures in place. Using 8.0mm 1x19 G316 hamma X wire rope with hamma Regatta swage terminations, our team fabricated and installed each cable on site to ensure precision and eliminate the risk of incorrect prefabricated lengths.

Installation involved the use of a local Franna crane to suspend the sculptures while our riggers templated and fixed each cable in situ. This process guaranteed accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with the engineering requirements for cable angles and fire brigade clearance.

The cables were installed to:

  • Suspend large-scale kinetic sculptures securely in place

  • Maintain alignment with engineering parameters and clearance requirements

  • Deliver risk-free installation through on-site fabrication and rigging

  • Support artistic and architectural outcomes with precision

Following installation, Bespoke conducted six-monthly inspections for the East End body corporate, maintaining detailed logs of cable tensions, connection points, and hardware. These inspections ensure the system’s performance and longevity in a coastal, high-wind environment.

This project highlights Bespoke’s ability to merge engineering accuracy with creative installations, ensuring public artworks remain safe, durable, and true to design.

Stainless steel tensioned cables installed by Bespoke Wire & Rope to support kinetic public artworks in Newcastle’s East End with artist Col Henry and Richard Crookes Constructions.

Building Materials

8.0mm 1x19 G316 hamma X stainless steel wire rope

hamma Regatta swage terminations

Franna crane for installation support

Stainless steel tensioned cables installed by Bespoke Wire & Rope to support kinetic public artworks in Newcastle’s East End with artist Col Henry and Richard Crookes Constructions.
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