The six-week event turns Toorak Village in Melbourne into a street gallery where contemporary sculptural works are exhibited.
This year’s event showcased the work of 101 sculptors creating a walking exhibition.
Pat spent his formative years in Yarrawonga where he graduated from Sacred Heart College.
With high school finished, he moved to Melbourne to start an apprenticeship in fitting and turning.
After more than a decade working as a fitter and turner, Pat left the trade to build a practice focused on skill, patience, and originality.
He creates corten and aluminium sculptures, lighting, furniture, fire pits, and water features, which are crafted start to finish in his Brunswick West workshop.
Pat said he would love to one day create an outdoor sculpture for Yarrawonga and could picture exactly how he’d make it.
“I’d make an outside skeleton of the dead trees, reminiscent of the ones in the lake,” he said.
“I would copy the form of the tree, and plant it near the bridge”.
It was on a solo motorbike trip from Melbourne to Broome where Pat brainstormed the idea of pursuing sculpting on a full-time basis.
“As I started conquering each task on the motorbike, I thought maybe I can do whatever I want,” he said.
“That lesson gave me the confidence to start my sculpture venture.
“Even though it might seem impossible, I had all these ideas from back then, but I never had the time, money or faith.”
Pat overlooks every aspect of the creation process, from picking up the steel to delivering the final product.
“I value technical skill paired with subtle imperfections,” he said.
“The human touch that makes a piece alive.
“Computer-aided designs and CNC laser-cut sculptures may be flawless, but they lack the love that comes from a maker’s hand.”
Every two months, the now Melbournian visits the region to visit his family.
See more of Pat’s work on Instagram @patflanagan.design