{
  "id": 8266062,
  "title": "A sea of hands, a giant ‘lifesaver-saurus’ and a melting robot: Queensland’s SWELL sculpture festival 2026 – in pictures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/a-sea-of-hands-a-giant-lifesaver-saurus-and-a-melting-robot",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T15:00:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/sep/19/swell-sculpture-festival-currumbin-2026-in-pictures"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The beach becomes a giant art gallery each year as SWELL sculpture festival takes over Currumbin in Queensland’s south-east. Almost 100 large-scale artworks are on display during the free, 10-day outdoor exhibition, now in its 24th year. Among the artists is invited guest Patricia Piccinini, whose bronze sculpture Salute to the Sun ‘is a chimera, seamlessly moving between deer, tree, fungus,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}