A South West sculptor is improving lives and creating social change through a number of techniques used daily by WA’s resources industry to create new and exciting works of art.
Through sculpture blasting, 3D laser scanning and cutting, welding and other techniques, Australind-based artist Alex Mickle has been creating works of art inspired by mining processes.
Mr Mickle has worked as a professional artist for more than 20 years and is driven by the belief that art, if used in the right way, is a social game-changer recently he created an 8.5 tonne artwork in the Pilbara.
“I’m a big believer in using art for social change and using art to make people’s lives better,” he said.
“The FIVE project involved working with a group of mine workers in Paraburdoo, as part of the two-year project designed to address the stigma of mental health in regional communities.
“This particular project was aimed at FIFO workers and was designed to increase their sense of wellbeing and build peer-to-peer connection.”
