Toni Tait
PIPE KING, 2026
Sound sculpture
Dimensions variable
Artist statement
PIPE KING considers the power and authority to control, contain and direct the flow of water. PVC pipes extrude from the wall and stretch across the gallery floor, transforming concealed plumbing into a drawing in space. The work extends the logic of architectural plumbing plans, where lines indicate the controlled pathways of flow. Translating these lines from paper into the gallery, allows these pathways to become spatially encounterable. A field recording reverberates from within the pipes, making the containment of flow audible. Through line and sound, PIPE KING begins to question the authority that governs the flow of water.
Photographs: Anna Kucera
Acknowledgement of Country
UNSW School of Art & Design stands on an important place of learning and exchange first occupied by the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples.
We acknowledge the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land that our students and staff share, create and operate on. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend this respect to all First Nations peoples across Australia. Sovereignty has never been ceded.
