Flickr user avlxyz captured this nice photo of a bird puppet that looks and flaps it wings like a paper crane. It was appearing at Federation Square, Melbourne, during the Viva Victoria Festival 2012 in March, in celebration of cultural diversity. There’s a close up the birds head here.
In late 2002 on a train in Melbourne I caught a such a fleeting glimpse of this amazing massive eagle sculpture that I almost wondered if I had imagined it. Its air of keeping a brooding watchful eye over the docklands was arresting and exciting, and it was one of the the things that made me want to blog. There was little information and fewer images of it on the web at the time. Tim was down in Melbourne last weekend and had a similar experience, but was able to stop and take this cool photo of Bunjil the Eagle by the sculptor Bruce Armstong.
In between then and now my desire to blog Bunjil had been assuaged by reading Lucy Tartan’s excellent post about it in 2005, in which she writes about its appeal much better than I could. The post is one in a very enjoyable series which explores statuary in Melbourne.
The International Puppet Carnival is an exciting new puppetry event happening at Federation Square, Melbourne from today through 2nd July. Take a look through the wonderful line-up on offer – The Carnival, After Dark, Special Events, and workshops.
