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A large sculpture of a fish (a salmon). The scales, in various tones of blue, are printed with ceramic decals referring to historical events, people, and ephemera associated with the city. Describing the work, the artist says: 'I chose the Atlantic salmon as a symbol of renewal. The industrialisation that built Victorian Belfast had the side effect of polluting the Lagan so much that the salmon stopped returning to the river to spawn. Now that those industries have faded and the river has been cleaned up, the salmon are returning again. The work was being created during the year of the Good Friday agreement and was completed just before the millennium, and although it wasn't officially connected to either of these events, it was a time of great hope for the future in Belfast.
Title
Bigfish
Date
1999
Medium
ceramic tile mosaic
Measurements
H (?) x W 1000 x D (?) cm
Accession number
BT1_MO_S013
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Laganside Corporation
Work type
Statue
Owner
Laganside Corporation
Custodian
Laganside Corporation
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
26th October 1999
Access
at all times
Inscription description
plaque on the plinth under the front of the sculpture: Donegall Quay / Open Space and Public ArtWork / Officially opened by Mr Tony Hopkins / Chairman of Lanagside Corporation / on 26th October 1999 / BIG FISH by John Kindness / This project is funded by: / The European Community, / European Regional Development Fund. / Laganside. / The National Lottery through the / Arts Council of Northern Ireland and / the Millennium Commission.
Donegal Quay, Belfast
BT1 3NG
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