Waterbody is a celebration of Sydney’s harbour, rivers and waterfalls. The sculpture is rich in oceanic and riverine imagery such as rippled harbour sand; the contoured beds of rivers and estuaries; glossy lengths of washed-up kelp; and salt-stained branches of driftwood lining the harbour shore; and the bones of fish and other marine life.

Generative content streams through the sculptural structure, cascading from segment to segment. Operated by a 3D particle system, digital content simulates fluid dynamics including currents, flow and turbulence. Waterbody responds to the movement of visitors through the passageway; symbolising the symbiosis of Sydney water and its people who affect the fluid dynamics of their local waterbodies through daily activities while swimming, taking a ferry to work or sailing.

As visitors move through the passageway, Waterbody responds to their movement as progressive content pulsates through thousands of LEDs. Oranges and pinks represent sunrise, sunset and light play on the water; open ocean is revealed through the deepest blue; kelp forests in green; and foaming waves through aqua and white.