Unusual Garden Installation
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326098)
Rockingham, Australia
September 1, 2016 6:53pm CST
I have been sorting through photos and came across this one of a garden installation. It is situated outside one of the buildings at the University of Western Australia. I'd like to say it was the engineering building but I'm not sure. It was a year or two ago.
I wouldn't have thought something like a simple nut could be so attractive. Have you come across sculptures or installations of objects not usually associated with such works of art? And isn't that a lovely looking tree trunk at the side?
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
2 Sep 16
I think the part I like are the reflections
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
2 Sep 16
i've seen some odd ones throughout my ventures, but don't reckon i've seen a bolt such's this? i do love that tree trunk though, now that's art! lol
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
3 Sep 16
@JudyEv no ma'am, they truly can't.
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@moffittjc (118529)
• Gainesville, Florida
2 Sep 16
I love that sculpture! It's is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while! Wish I had that near where I live so I could go get a photo of me standing in front of it!
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@moffittjc (118529)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Sep 16
@JudyEv Are you saying that if I stood in front of that sculpture to have my photo taken it would detract from the beauty of the sculpture? LOL
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@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 16
@moffittjc You're very quick to jump to conclusions! Did I say that you would spoil the sculpture? 
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@allknowing (130073)
• India
3 Sep 16
What a huge nut. Can imagine the size of the screw!!
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@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 16
@allknowing It's of no importance. My husband always corrects me if I get it wrong so now I do it just to nark him. 
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@IlijaMarkovski (1056)
• Australia
3 Sep 16
@JudyEv I didn't say i don't like it, but maybe i do.
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@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Sep 16
You don't like it? It's a bit different but I quite like it.
@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Sep 16
@IlijaMarkovski Sometimes they don't seem attractive at first but you get more used to it over time. :)
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
2 Sep 16
I would love to see it from afar and how it looks with the rest of the trees and bushes around it ..
I have seen some sculptures and other garden works of arts popping up around Melbourne lately.. One really needs to see all the angles to appreciate them more ..
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Sep 16
@AliCanary That sounds like a good explanation, thank you.
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@AliCanary (3045)
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2 Sep 16
Aluminum would probably be the most practical, so that's my guess. It looks like someone took a section of municipal-sized drain tubing (that part may be steel, as it's usually buried and would need to be strong) and then used sheet metal to build the rest around it.
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@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 16
@hereandthere Could be. Or a space ship breaking up and dropping bits along the way.
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@JESSY3236 (18957)
• United States
2 Sep 16
That is strange. I like that tree beside it though.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Sep 16
I wonder if that is the world's largest nut?
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@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Sep 16
It may not be as there are some huge buildings and bridges in the world which quite possibly use even more massive nuts.
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
2 Sep 16
I'd guess it was the engineering building too. Unusual and interesting.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
4 Sep 16
That is great - does the garden carry a warning sign saying 'may contain nuts?'
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
4 Sep 16
i wonder if you're allowed to sit inside, or would it be too hot? or too cold in the winter?
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