THE BIG KAHUNA ROTOMOULDER
- THE BIG KAHUNA ROTOMOULDER – One of the biggest in Australia
Keeping our tools and toys as cutting-edge as our commissioned projects, the Big Kahuna team recently unveiled our newest pride and joy, The Big Kahuna Rotomoulder. We built this huge piece of equipment for members of the art and advertising community to create custom-manufactured, lightweight, hollow castings – a service usually provided by “industry” for those with eyes set on mass production.
Rather than limiting the pattern to suit the machine, the versatility of The Big Kahuna Rotomoulder makes it ideal for creating just one or two custom castings because the machine can be adapted to suit the pattern. With a two-metre-by-two-metre steel frame and variable gear ratios, our huge piece of equipment is reportedly the largest in the Australian arts scene.
Australia’s premier contemporary artist Hany Armanious has already taken this new toy of ours for a spin. Best known for his innovative sculptural work, Armanious will be the sole artist representing Australia at the Venice Biennale in 2011 where his several rotomoulded castings will be centrestage. To have such a prolific and high-profile artist practically a BKI resident is a great honour. We’ll see you in Venice Hany!
- Filling a mould before setting it a spinnin’ in the BIG KAHUNA ROTOMOULDER