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This remarkable sculpture has been bringing a dose of sci-fi otherness to the Student Village since its construction in the early sixties. It soon acquired the nickname ‘Fred’ and acquired sainthood at some point, with students of nearby Royce Hall throwing an annual ‘St Fred’s Day’ party at the end of each academic year. The figure’s distorted form is suggestive of the folklore and horror infused science-fiction so popular when it was made. Indeed, Kneale's brother Nigel was the screenwriter of the BBC's 'Quatermass' serials, one of the most popular expressions of this kind. Bryan Kneale also illustrated the cover for the Penguin paperback editions of the scripts, whilst the Martians in 'Quatermass and the Pit' were based on a painting he’d done of a lobster.
Loughborough University
Loughborough
Title
Standing Figure
Date
1961
Medium
painted welded steel
Measurements
H 261 x W 78 x D 70 cm;
Plinth: H 12 x W 65 x D 61 cm
Accession number
007
Acquisition method
purchased, 1963
Work type
Sculpture
Access
at all times
Loughborough University
Epinal Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU England
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