We Are the Sky
We Are the Sky
We Are the Sky
We Are the Sky
We Are the Sky
We Are the Sky

© the artist. Image credit: Loughborough University

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'We Are the Sky' was the winning entrant in a public competition to design an artwork for the atrium of the redeveloped Schofield Building in 2015. Inspired by images of early aviators and scientists, it draws on the pioneering structures of early kites. Each element of the work is suspended in air, and can be viewed from different angles as the stairs are ascended or descended.

Orchardson draws on the imagery of science-fiction and utopian modernism in his work, which is often constructed from lo-tech materials such as wood and resin. He has had solo exhibitions at NOW Gallery, London; Ikon, Birmingham; and Monitor Gallery, Rome.

Loughborough University

Loughborough

Title

We Are the Sky

Date

2015

Medium

steel

Measurements

H 1000 x W 100 x D 1 cm (E)

Accession number

017

Acquisition method

commissioned by the University of Loughborough

Work type

Sculpture

Access

time restrictions apply

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