Don’t be a hermit! Scurry along to the sun-soaked sanctum of Terrigal to see this ever-tilish mosaic crab, who comes with his own oversized sea shell. Known as The Odyssey of Life, this salt-encrusted wonder takes pride of place outside the Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre and is sure to pinch a piece of your heart!
The Odyssey of Life was lovingly created by the dynamic duo of Christopher Pekowski and Carlos Diaz. So driven by a shared affection for Big Things are these lads, that they answer to the collective name of Christopher Diaz.
This Big stuns with its exquisite artisanship and impeccable attention to detail – you have to see it to believe it. And the art world agrees.
The Odyssey of Life picked up the Judge’s Choice award at the 2018 Sculptures @ Bayside festival in Kyeemagh, NSW. One Biggles Marion Bardot cast the deciding vote.
Apparently the runners-up were really crabby afterwards – teehee!
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In 2022, the boys donated the sculpture – part of a series of works collectively known as Pacifica Australis – to the Discovery Centre. Since then, business has boomed, and Christopher Diaz have become the toast of the Coast’s so-shell scene.
If you don’t find my puns funny, babe, you must be shell-ucinating!
Odyssey is the Best Policy
This deliciously large Triton trumpet has become a much-loved feature of Terrigal’s burgeoning tourist scene, alongside The Skillion and underage drinking.
Christian Diaz, however, see it as much more than that.
“The ocean is a living organism in which everything is connected to everything, where constant migration and changes are turning it into a spectacular Odyssey of Life,” the boys explained when revealing their pièce de résistance. “It’s happening just under the water’s surface and we are a huge part of it having such an impact on life on Earth.
“Pacifica Australis, through its explosion of colours, complexity and bold appearance, is confronting two environments: trapped between concrete, a relatively modern world and natural forces that support life and sustainability on the planet since its beginning – both are vulnerable and closely related.”
Take that, anyone who believes that Bigs aren’t at the apex of haute couture. I mean, just take a look at the nearby Steel Stilettos.
Sadly, Gordon ruined our afternoon with The Odyssey by carrying on like a big baby after the crab nipped his tiny tootsie.
Oh, Gordon, don’t you know some of us would pay good money for that?
