This Bronze Sculpture located at the Bundoora RMIT Campus is based on the Index finger of a female chimpanzee. The sculpture was done by Australian artist Lisa Roet
Lisa Roet has works displayed all around the world with her main subject consisting of animals.
Being fascinated with the similarity between humans and animals and the common traits we share, Lisa tells a story of the life we share with our closely related chimps through a series of sculptures titled “fingers” as well as feet, hands and full body sculptures.
Lisa has made a number of “finger” sculptures showcasing the differences between them with Imperfections, chipped fingernails ect. Her first show was at the Querhause Gallery in Berlin 1992.
She originally got the idea after studying chimps at the Berlin Zoo as well as field observation of apes in the forests of Borneo Malaysia.
She saw the similarities in how both humans and chimpanzees communicate through finger gestures.
In 2009 Lisa released a film about the monkeys living in the Danum Valley in Sabah in Borneo.
Lisa Roet studied at the Royal Melbourne Institute Of Technology, RMIT, and has been working as an artist of sculptures and artworks for 30 years.
Her sculptural works have been seen on the outside of Inverleith House in Edinburgh, Scotland, as well as Melbourne Town Hall During The “White Night” event.
She has also won numerous awards for her drawings and print making which also have the familiar subjects she is so well known for, as well as numerous styles of Jewelry which she designs herself.
Location
You can find this bronze on the south/east of the Bundoora campus across the road from the Uni Hill DFO Shopping centre.
The finger is curled towards the north with a path leading along side it towards the main part of the campus