Melting Man

Buckminster Fuller believed everyone should use their passion to bring new things into the world. So we created Melting Man.

Melting Man is an award winning hydro-mechanical sculpture that operates using the simple logic of a childrens push puppet, re-imagined through tidal forces. At low tide, Melting Man stands tall and proud, but as the tide rises, his stage becomes engulfed and he starts to collapse.

As tides rise, man falls.

We were super exited to produce this work for SWELL. It was the first thing we'd ever produced, after years of university assignments and presentations, this was the first piece to ever make it off the paper.

It became an icon of the years exhibition. Featured in the Gold Coast Bulletin, Channel 10 News, ABC Radio and 1029 Hot Tomato.

It was clear, Melting Man was a crowd favourite, and so was the artist, Ajay Thomas, going on to win the SWELL 2026 young artist award.

We were exited to use this opportunity as a stepping stone for Recalibrate. We'd built strong foundations for our platform, and Melting Man got the word out. Melting Man was big, but it was only the beginning of the story of RECALIBRATE.