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Inner Light Sculpture

Liliane Lijn (b.1939)

121 King's Road, Reading, Berkshire

Inner Light Sculpture
Inner Light Sculpture
Inner Light Sculpture
Inner Light Sculpture
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The sculpture consists of two inclined pyramids fabricated in stainless steel and clad with dark violet Welsh slate. The two pyramids stand almost as one with only a 2.5 cm gap between them. There is a continuous line of neon, inset into this space, from the sculpture's base to its apex. The central concept behind the sculpture is that of energy held within matter. Poet and playwright Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was imprisoned in Reading Gaol just across the river from the sculpture's location. Although Liliane Lijn was not specifically commissioned to design a memorial to Wilde, she was asked to relate to the history of Reading, and felt that the great poet imprisoned there was a darkening of the light.
Title

Inner Light Sculpture

Date

1993

Medium

Welsh slate, stainless steel & neon

Accession number

RG1_BC_S022

Acquisition method

commissioned by Kumagai Gumi (UK) Ltd and Ranelagh Developments for Prudential Assurance

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Prudential Assurance

Custodian

Prudential Assurance

Work status

extant

Access

by appointment

Access note

on private property for which access permission is required from security at the Prudential Offices

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Located at

121 King's Road, Reading

RG1 3ES

Sited within the grounds of Prudential's offices on the King's Road on the edge of Blakes Wharf.

Artist or maker

Liliane Lijn

b.1939

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