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Inspired by the geological and industrial history of the site, home of both prehistoric fossils and, in more recent times, the Markham Engineering Works, a work that fuses organic and mechanical forms. Known locally as ‘The Snail’, the sculpture’s spiralling form simultaneously echoes the casings of the huge water-turbines once made at the Markham works and the tiny, fossilised creatures found in local coal measures. At night, internal, pulsating blue and green fibre-optic lights glow through the ‘portholes’, reflecting and enlivening the sculpture’s metallic surface. The sculpture’s relation to its site is further emphasised by inscriptions in the base replicating former Markham employees’ signatures. The lighting not verified at time of access.
Title

Mollusc

Date

2001–2003

Medium

stainless steel

Accession number

S41_SEJR_S023

Acquisition method

commissioned by Shepherd Homes Ltd

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Chesterfield Borough Council

Custodian

Chesterfield Borough Council

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

at the base of the artwork a steel plaque: Artist: Liz Lemon / Commissioned by: Shepherd Homes Ltd, as part of Chesterfield Borough / Councils' Percent for Art Policy. / With thanks to HTF Stainless Steel, NLT Training Services, Manthorpe / Engineering, Control Waterjet Cutting Ltd, Beighton Construction Ltd, Jon / English Developments Ltd, Eastwood & Partners and Fibrelight. / Nov. 2003

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Located at

Crow Lane, Chesterfield

S41 0FF

Located within the playing field off Crow Lane, behind the Riverside Village on Wain Avenue.