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Produced by an inter-disciplinary team of undergraduate students, Flux utilizes aesthetics and techniques from architecture, engineering, and contemporary art. The sculpture makes use of positive and negative space, with considerable thought given to how its shadow impacts the surrounding area. It has been produced using timber from a sustainable forest in Wales, with its dark colour resulting from a burning process inspired by the Japanese wood preservation technique yakisugi. Conceptually, the sculpture references two journeys: its undulating shape is inspired by the ‘student journey’, while the circular cut-out references Loughborough graduate Claudia Parson’s circumnavigation of the world by car (the first by a woman). Yet it is also designed to encourage passers-by to pause and reflect.
The artists were provided with mentoring support from Ivan Morison, who has produced numerous commissions—many in collaboration with Heather Peak—that work across (and beyond) art, architecture, theatre and activism.
Funded by Barry and Valerie Eccleston.
Loughborough University
Loughborough
Title
Flux
Date
2023
Medium
burned & oiled larch wood
Measurements
H 278 x W 800 x D 289 cm
Accession number
LBRUA.2023.tbc
Acquisition method
commissioned via competition, 2022; funded by Barry and Valerie Eccleston
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
Loughborough University
Installation start date
2023
Installation end date
2023
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