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Anderson Hunt
(b. 1964 - )
Typing Pool
2013
Epoxy coated steel, bronze and bluestone 
400cm tall

Standing tall in front of the City of Boroondara offices and the Camberwell Library, Typing Pool references its location and our relationship to language and communication. Commissioned by the City of Boroondara in 2012, the artwork is the finishing touch to the $20 million Camberwell Library and Office Project. 

Created by renowned Melbourne artist Anderson Hunt, of Down Street Studio in Collingwood, Typing Pool explores the themes of communication and language use. The symbolism employed in this public installation is concurrent with developments in technology as we move away from the analogue and into a digital culture. What language we leave behind and what carries forward are of concern in Typing Pool.

The sculpture pays homage to the building and the office workers. It's also a comment on the evolution of text and language… I think the work speaks on a few different levels and hopefully the public will get some little part of it. A lot of kids won't recognise the typewriter hammers but others, they'll definitely recognise the font, you know, they'll know that's the '@' key or the '#'. I've also included the 'command loop' because it goes back to pre-Christian times. It's a very significant symbol - it's the ancient symbol for infinity. So that goes back beyond the typewriters, which were from the 1960s and the text, and that is into the future. So it's a little bit of everything.

Anderson Hunt

a monumental sculptures stands in a grey forecourt. Three arms that mimic the arms of a typewriter are reaching towards the sky. On the ground are three stones for the arms to land on
Typing Pool.
: Three arms that mimic the arms of a typewriter are reaching towards the sky. They carry symbols like an at sign and an exclamation mark’
Typing Pool.
a smooth stone, curved at the front and flat on the top. There is a large at symbol carved into the top.
Typing Pool.
a smooth stone, curved at the front and flat on the top. There is a large infinity symbol carved into the top
Typing Pool.
a smooth stone, curved at the front and flat on the top. There is a large hash symbol cared into the top.
Typing Pool.
a view from the back of a large sculpture. The sculpture features three arms that mimic the arms of a typewriter
Typing Pool.
a view from the side of a large sculpture. The sculpture features three arms that mimic the arms of a typewriter
Typing Pool.

Artwork location

Typing Pool is located on the corner of Camberwell Rd and Reserve Rd, Camberwell.

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