No doubt this took some stick, like a lot of new sculptures.
The architects can’t please all of the people all of the time. You can imagine
the dismay and abuse at what may well be mistaken for half an unfinished
rollercoaster. What a crock, they’ll say. What a waste of money, they’ll say. What
the ruddy hell is it supposed to be, they’ll say.
ATD applauds this. It’s most superb. One has to account for
glimpsing this from the surrounding area ground level at teatime dusk when the
thing is hulking out over the neighbourhood between rooftops. Ask yourself how
many other sculptures can loom over you from the sky like a sprawling sea
creature or something fresh from the War of the Worlds conceptual design
portfolios.
Photos aren’t enough. Sometimes you have to stand and look
upwards from close range. Almost anything is worth doing this to if you are in
the correct ‘viewing’ frame of mind, including cooling towers, telescopes, and churches,
but to see what looks like a fairground track ride moulded into steel origami
would be a real treat.
Top Marks.
115 metres high observational tower
UK's tallest sculpture
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