It's Canberra's new conversation starter - the big shiny artwork in a pool of water that demands your attention the second you drive, cycle or walk past it. Subscribe now for unlimited access . Login or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue There's plenty to unpick when it comes to Australia's most expensive public artwork , the $14 million stainless steel Ouroboros .
A snake eating its own tail? A symbol of life and death? A giant silver slug? And when night falls , it comes to life in a different way - a sparkling object that's so bright it almost looks transparent as it reflects off the water. It's an Instagram-worthy destination piece that will likely be the backdrop to countless weddings and fashion shoots. But artist Lindy Lee doesn't want to talk about her epic masterpiece that now takes pride of place at the entrance to the National Gallery of Australia.
She just wants people to experience it, and make up their own minds. "It's a thing with me, I don't want to be intellectual about it," she said at the work's official unveiling on Thursday. Artist Lindy Lee at the unveiling of her Ouroboros sculpture.
Picture by Karleen Minney "You must experience things first, and then that causes the curiosity and the engagement. So I don't want them to think about anythin.
