For Immediate Release · 2022
Ken Kelleher Unveils The Boundless Sea of Stars, a Six-Metre Mirror-Finish Wave
A monumental stainless steel sculpture compresses the force of nature into a permanent, reflective still object.
Hangzhou, China
HANGZHOU — Internationally recognized sculptor Ken Kelleher, also known as Anchorball, has unveiled The Boundless Sea of Stars — The Wave — a six-metre mirror-finish stainless steel sculpture that represents the force of nature in the form of a wave, frozen at the moment it appears to rise, fold and suspend itself in space.
Part of Kelleher’s Elemental practice, the work’s reflective surface absorbs and transforms the surrounding landscape, compressing natural force into a permanent still object. Rather than depicting the ocean literally, the sculpture expresses its rhythm, power and constant transformation.
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I wanted to take something as powerful and uncontainable as a wave and hold it still — to let people stand in front of that energy and see themselves, the sky and the city reflected back inside it.— Ken Kelleher (aka Anchorball)
For collectors and institutions, the work exemplifies the museum-scale ambition of Kelleher’s Elemental series — a highly limited body of monumental mirror-finish works engineered for permanence.
The Boundless Sea of Stars is the first of three editions and stands among the defining works of Kelleher’s international practice, with a second edition entering Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Cultural District in 2026.
