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Title
Working Hands
Date
2011
Medium
stainless steel, resin & Caithness stone
Measurements
H 213 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
ML9_GB_S052
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
South Lanarkshire Council
Custodian
South Lanarkshire Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
18th August 2011
Access
at all times
Inscription description
plaque attached to wall: "WORKING HANDS" / Concept by Rachel Boyd / Artist: Alan Potter / The sculpture celebrates the weaving industry which was a major / source of employment in the 17th and 18th centuries. Along with / mining it was the backbone of the local economy but, like mlning, / it has since disappeared. However, in it's [sic] heyday the wealth it / generated enabled the citizens of Larkhall to be one of the first / places in the United Kingdom to establish the forerunners of / building societies resulting in an unusually high percentage of / home ownership. / The sculpture comprises two raised hands in outline form, / wrapped in threads that rise to form a Lark ascending. Made of / stainless steel and resin, modern materials very much of our / time, the sculpture emphasises that our shared past is what / binds us together today. / Twelve pupils from Larkhall Academy worked with Alan Potter / to design a gateway feature for the Merryton Roundabout in / Larkhall. The project focused on giving the pupils real-life / practical experience, taking them through the same design / processes a professional artist would on a commissioned piece / of work. Each pupil researched key milestones in Larkhall's / history, producing innovative contemporary designs and ideas. / Rachel Boyd's concept was selected by Alan Potter to be the / basis for the final sculpture. / Partners: Larkhall Academy, South Lanarkshire Council / Pride of Place, Church at the Cross and / Larkhall Professional & Businessmen's Club. / Unveiled by Councillor Russell Clearle MBE / Provost of South Lanarkshire / on the 18th August 2011