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Title
Beacon of Hope
Date
2021
Medium
Sitka spruce
Measurements
H 450 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
G2_GB_S047
Acquisition method
commissioned and supported by Glasgow City Council as part of the official COP26 legacy, in partnership with Keltbray, Ramboll, Aggregate industries, and Urban Union with the artist
Work type
Statue
Custodian
Glasow Central Station
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
November 2021
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
station opening hours
Inscription description
plaque 1: Tomorrow is a wonderful vision you had today. / It begins in contemplation and in courage, it / meets the light of Glasgow past and present, / and is somehow sharpened by it, joining with / the vision of others to make a brand new way of seeing. / Andrew O'Hagan; plaque 2: Hope is Black Lives Matter. Hope is MeToo. Hope is my son / and my daughter. Hope is a girl called Greta. / Hope is the colour of the future. / Jackie Kay; plaque 3: The streets will be full again / The music good again / The gentle will rule again / And the lover will be human / The fools will be found out / The lies will be drowned out / The sun had its practise / A lifetime of rising / Sean Lionadh Plaque 4: Bi dochasach! Na coimhead / air na duilgheadasan a tha / ri thighinn, ach an fheadhainn / a that sinn air ceannsachadh. / Casey Shirley, Aois 11 / Beacon of Hope by Steuart Padwick
