Partridge supported Sculpture by the Sea from early planning and engineering review through to final site inspections. Each year we work closely with the event team, artists and stakeholders to assess safety, stability, material performance, installation requirements, environmental factors, and public interaction while helping realise each artist’s vision. For April Pine’s Sway, we analysed her 3D model using finite-element software to determine minimum aluminium plate thicknesses and ensure stability under wind loads. This was our third collaboration with April for the exhibition. Drew McDonald’s SOMA used an internal stainless-steel armature tied to the toaster frame to support the dolphins, with stability provided by a glass-fibre-reinforced concrete plinth above a solid sandstone base. Tom de Munk-Kerkmeer’s Broad Band Cool Drink Tribe relied on internal steel posts sized to suit recycled PET bottles, all fixed to a buried concrete pad footing. We also completed engineering reviews for works by multiple exhibiting artists.
