Skystation is an interactive sculpture that draws on Le Corbusier’s iconic LC4 chaise longue, to incorporate contours intended to fit the reclining human figure. One of a series of works that has been presented both in the UK and internationally, the spaceship-like sculpture encourages passers-by to take a seat and experience the area from a […]
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The commission responds to the subject of light around in the open spaces around the Riverlight development. The artworks comprise a series of embedded polished stainless steel elements that utilise water and natural reflection to draw light into the landscape – this includes a mirrored tree house, which is revealed and hidden with the changing […]
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This is a new rolling outdoor sculpture programme in partnership with CASS Sculpture Foundation. The sculptures currently on view are by international artists Jesse Wine and Haffendi Anuar. Local Vocals, the new commission from Jesse Wine references historical sculpture contemporaneous to the origins of the power station, by recreating and reinterpreting the work of Henry […]
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Single Form (Memorial) is a smaller copy of the work Single Form, which was commissioned as a memorial to UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskejold and installed outside the United Nations HQ in New York. The New York work was the largest work ever created by Hepworth, in 1970 art critic Edwin Mullins suggested, ‘it is […]
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This sculpture of three infantry men by the war artist Eric Kennington RA, commemorates the service of the 24th Division, which fought in the Battles of Loos, Delville Wood, Guillemont, Messines, Vimy Ridge and the Battle of the Sambre during WWI. The figure to the left of the group is modelled on the writer and […]
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The current sculpture is the second iteration of this monument. Originally unveiled in 1906 by animal rights campaigners as a memorial to animals bred and used for the purpose of scientific experiments, the sculpture was removed in 1910. This was due to its contentious nature – it became a focus of both pro-science and anti-vivisection […]
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