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‘Still Point’ is a meditative, spatial work incorporated into the grounds of the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. It has three associated parts: stone, poem and song. A granite plinth 18 metres in diameter is set to the right of the main entrance of the cathedral and mirrors the sanctuary. A poem written by Susanna Heron in 1979 is carved in slate nearby. The artist commissioned composer Max Richter to write a three-minute choral work for ‘Still Point’ using the words of her poem and responding to the resonance of the cathedral, which premiered at the sculpture’s inauguration. Susanna Heron has said of this work: ’I am interested in religion psychologically, emotionally, spiritually, socially, historically and politically. Religion has inspired some of the greatest art in all societies.
Title
Still Point
Date
2004–2007
Medium
granite & slate
Measurements
Plinth: H (?) x W 1800 x D 1800 cm
Accession number
L3_SH_S003
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool; funded by The European Union European Regional Development Fund, Liverpool Culture Company, Northwest Regional Development Agency, Arts Council England and private donations
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool
Custodian
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
27th April 2007
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
Cathedral opening times
Inscription description
incised letters: Between / body and mind | mind / and spirit | memory and / ghost | past and future / eye and seeing | seeing / and understanding
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool
L3 5TR
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Room Central House -
Well Central House -
Still Point -
Travertine Frieze -
Stone Drawing St John's College, University of Oxford -
Vault Central House -
Roof Central House - 5 more