Located at the Cunningham Pier Playground at Geelong, these bronze sculptures were created by Jenda Bucek and are based on the book The Voyage of The Poppykettle written and illustrated by Robert Ingpen.
Perhaps Jenda Bucek's figures represent the first day the weary Hairy Peruvians landed on their "unchosen land" and are pondering their previous homeland, their journey in the Poppykettle, being grateful for the many friends who assisted them and daydreaming about the new adventures they will have.
Although small in scale they are expressive, full of detail and thoughtfully arranged on and around the rocks. They look like weathered sea-faring individuals who, together for four years, have travelled across the Pacific Ocean.
