I had to go and see the outdoor gallery of human sculptures at Lake Ballard. We found the huge salt lake west of Menzies after a bumpy, dry, (red) dusty 55km drive. The evidence was all over our gorgeous home on wheels - inside and out! Nevertheless, we thought the trip was worth it to see this most unusual outdoor gallery on a huge salt lake. The sculptures stand scattered over 10 square kilometres of the lake and have been derived from laser scans of the inhabitants of Menzies. They were sculptured by the world renowned sculptor, Antony Gormley, for the Perth Arts Festival in 2003.
We decided to spend the night at Lake Ballard so we could walk around the statues in the late evening and early morning because of the glare of the sun in the day and the flies! (Chris found his fly net that he put over his hat but I had to improvise using a tea net that for some reason I had packed in the caravan! I felt like a bride who needed to get married in a hurry!!)
Apart from the flies it was a unique experience. The lake fully resembled a moonscape. We were the only people there.Looking up at the milky way before we went to bed was awesome. SO many stars.
