Celestial Kitchen

Celestial Kitchen – Wynyard Woodland Park

At first glance this sculpture by Colin Wilbourne is merely some giant kitchen utensils, but there’s actually a lot more going on here. The holes in the handles of the two spoons point to the pole star Polaris. The colander has holes drilled in it which correspond with the constellations of the Northern hemisphere. The ladle has the constellations of the Southern hemisphere. The measuring spoon is actually a sun dial. There are also observations to be made with the shadows of various items on equinox and solstice.