Public Art on the Black Country Route


Eillis O'Connell 1998

 

Pictures of "Tower of Light " on site

"Tower of Light with trees 1998 29Kb

Pictures of "Tower of Light " on site

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tower of light under test 30KB

Tower of Light on test in Bristol

This design comprises a tower of stainless mesh interwoven with fibre optic cables with a translucent blue resin casting at the apex. The sculpture is around 16.5 metres in height and is the first piece to be seen on approaching the urban area of Bilston from the M6.

The sculpture was constructed in David Ables' boatyard at Bristol Docks next to the warehouse where Miles Davies steel column sculpture was made.

The structural design work has been carried out by Ove Arup and Partners and the supervision of the fabrication work and the construction of the foundations was carried out by LV Ingram and Partners of West Bromwich.

This is the final sculpture on the Black Count and it was installed on the 16th May 1998. The completion of the Black country Route Public Art Programme was celebrated by a week of community workshops in Bilston co-ordinated by Beavers Arts. This culminated in a torchlit procession along the footpath and cycleway adjacent to the Black Country Route finishing with a switching on ceremony at the Bilston Town Football Club.

Tower of Light viewed from base  49KB

Tower of light viewed from below at
David Able's Boatyard

(The orange background is street lighting reflected off cloud)

 

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"Tower of Light" under construction

 


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