Entrances and Gateways
Lotus Flowers – Anuradha Patel
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The Artwork
Sculptures, symbolising prosperity, wellbeing and welcome. They mark the main entrance gateway between the city centre and Belgrave Road, and aim to reconnect the city centre with Belgrave Road.
These beacons have a range of motifs, such as paisley, laser cut in their bases, which reference the textile industry and the historical and cultural associations of this and related industries with the locality.
"The theme of the Lotus flower has potential to link cultural traditions and provide invigorating physical and spiritual uplift to the area and the community"
Anuradha Patel masterplan
Dimensions/Materials:
10 laser cut mild steel columns painted in red/blue/green with internal integrated light (up lighters), located in two clusters of five individual sculptures 5.5 – 6.5m high, on opposite sides of Burley's Roundabout.
Location:
Burley's Roundabout, which is located at the intersection between Burley's Flyover and Belgrave Gate, below the flyover. This is the main arterial route and entrance gateway between the city centre and the north of the city.
In addition to Lotus Flowers, Anuradha Patel also produced a Public Art Plan. Taking the area’s high Gujarati Asian population as a starting point, Anuradha Patel took a holistic approach, considering many aspects within the Belgrave Corridor – including the current usage of public spaces, street lighting provision, use of the road and footpaths, street furniture, disabled access, shop frontage, and signage. The artist researched ways in which artwork schemes can be implemented to make the area more characterful and individual, towards creating a distinctive 'sense of place'. As a member of the Project Design team she worked on the integration of public artwork within the Landscape Masterplan (2001) working in collaboration with Landscape Architect Jonathan Selman. The Public Art Plan can be downloaded by clicking on the relevant link on the right of this page.
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