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Sculpture finds its equilibrium
A SCULPTURE believed to be the tallest in the world was put in position on the outskirts of Dublin yesterday.
Workmen guide the 116ft-tall Irish Wave sculpture into position on the outskirts of Dublin
Dozens of workmen and three cranes took several hours to put the 116ft-tall Irish Wave in position in a business park and it now stands taller than Angel of the North near Gateshead in the North-East. The 20-tonne structure, a twisted vertical spiral, took more than two years to build. It is due to be formally unveiled by Bertie Ahern, the Irish Prime Minister.
The sculptor, London-based Angela Conner, said: "What it came from was watching some saplings in Vermont and noticing that they always refound their sense of balance and sense of centre. That, philosophically, is something that interested me very much - I particularly like people who get into all sorts of trouble but manage to keep a course.
"The sculpture is an enormously long vertical swirling energetic line with nine-and-a-half tonnes of lead swinging beneath it so that when it is bent by the wind it is naturally brought back to the vertical."
The sculpture is now the focal point of the 200-acre Parkwest site, one of Ireland's most successful office complexes, close to the motorway which is being built around the Irish capital. The construction and assembly of the Irish Wave is estimated at IR£750,000 [about £625,000].
A SCULPTURE believed to be the tallest in the world was put in position on the outskirts of Dublin yesterday.
Workmen guide the 116ft-tall Irish Wave sculpture into position on the outskirts of Dublin
Dozens of workmen and three cranes took several hours to put the 116ft-tall Irish Wave in position in a business park and it now stands taller than Angel of the North near Gateshead in the North-East. The 20-tonne structure, a twisted vertical spiral, took more than two years to build. It is due to be formally unveiled by Bertie Ahern, the Irish Prime Minister.
The sculptor, London-based Angela Conner, said: "What it came from was watching some saplings in Vermont and noticing that they always refound their sense of balance and sense of centre. That, philosophically, is something that interested me very much - I particularly like people who get into all sorts of trouble but manage to keep a course.
"The sculpture is an enormously long vertical swirling energetic line with nine-and-a-half tonnes of lead swinging beneath it so that when it is bent by the wind it is naturally brought back to the vertical."
The sculpture is now the focal point of the 200-acre Parkwest site, one of Ireland's most successful office complexes, close to the motorway which is being built around the Irish capital. The construction and assembly of the Irish Wave is estimated at IR£750,000 [about £625,000].
