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Water Platform – Juliet Bidgood
(MUF Architecture/Art) with Binita Walia and Jagdip Singh
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The Artwork
A viewing platform constructed from pre-cast concrete, visually akin to Portland Stone, with hand cast glass inlayed in a design inspired and based on the constellation of the stars.
The commission resulted from the ‘Public Art Plan for the Belgrave Riverside’, (1997). This detailed study and strategy document was commissioned by Leicester City Council to develop an artist led programme to contribute to the visual enhancement of the area and create a unique identity.
"The aim of this installation is to create a special place where people can spend time by the river. We have focused particularly on the western bank where the river is most hidden from the nearby places where people work and live."
Juliet Bidgood
Artists:
Juliet Bidgood, of MUF Architecture/Art working with
Binita Walia, an architectural glass artist, and Jagdip Singh, construction designs.
Dimensions/Materials:
Thirteen concrete steps, precast using stone aggregates, the finest of which, Lee More Fines, sparkles in the light. The protective Railings are 1100mm high by 4950mm wide. The inlayed hand cast glass are of varying dimensions, between 10 to 20cm.
Location:
Adjacent to the Junction of Holden Street and Ross Walk, abutting the Holden Street footbridge which spans the River Soar. The Holden Street footbridge provides the main pedestrian access route across the canal and River Soar, as well as to the National Space Centre.
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