Joel Adler is an artist and industrial designer known for large-scale interactive and kinetic sculptures. His works, often monumental in size, are designed to engage directly with their surroundings and with viewers, creating experiences that shift with light, movement and environment.
Adler’s breakthrough work Viewfinder debuted at Sculpture by the Sea Bondi in 2019, a cliff-edge periscope reflecting the waves crashing below. It received the People’s Choice, Kids’ Choice and the Clitheroe Fellowship. In 2022, his giant mirrored sculpture Lens won the Kids’ Choice Prize at Sculpture by the Sea Bondi, further cementing his reputation for creating playful, awe-inspiring public works.
He has permanent installations around Australia including Tides in Batemans Bay, built from recycled steel from the old Batemans Bay Bridge, and Emergence in Wonthaggi, Victoria.
Alongside his public art practice, Adler is head of design at Tsu Lange Yor, the Melbourne-based homewares and fragrance brand founded by Troye Sivan.
He is currently developing several major commissions for 2026, including a new permanent edition of Viewfinder for installation in Vaucluse, Sydney.
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