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Over 30 cast iron sculpture created throughout the park. The sculptures are inspired by single cell organisms called diatoms. Diatoms are a type of plankton, and they form the basis of almost all the food chains in the oceans.

Title

Jewels of the Sea

Date

2006

Medium

cast iron

Accession number

SR7_FJ_S205

Work type

Sculpture

Custodian

Seaham Town Council

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

Jewels of the Sea / Over thirty cast iron sculpture have been created throughout the park / by the artist Andrew Mckeown. These sculptures are inspired by / single cell organisms called Diatoms. / Diatoms are a type of plankton and they form the basis of almost all the food chains in the oceans. / The sculptures aim to symbolize the start of the new life at the East / Shore Village where once stood the Vane Tempest coal mine. / The artist worked with local schoolchildren to develop the sculptures / andrew mckeown 2006

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