This selection of hanging sculpture, uniquely designed for a particular setting, and often to be seen from both below and above, illustrates the way this fascinating medium can transform spaces with light, movement and drama.
Amy Pennington (b.1984)
Paper & wood
H 168 x W 242 x D 120 cm
Working Class Movement Library
Elements c.2007
Douglas Mooney (b.1971)
Steel rings & glass
H 600 x W 120 x D 120 cm
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Screw Mobile with Cylinder 1956
Kenneth Martin (1905–1984)
Copper
H 71.1 x W 45.7 x D 45.7 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Screw Mobile 1964
Kenneth Martin (1905–1984)
Brass
H 96 x W 23 x D 23 cm
Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
Mobile Reflector c.1953
Kenneth Martin (1905–1984)
Aluminium & painted metal
H 100 x W 230 cm
Government Art Collection
Three Banners 1993
Patrick Heron (1920–1999)
Originally appliqued silk, replaced with printed PVC c.2018
H 1561 x W 266 cm
CW+
Chinook 2014
Fiona Banner (b.1966)
Helicopter blades, rotor hubs, motor, gear boxes & steel
H 30 x W 650 x D 20 cm
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
We Are the Sky 2015
Robert Orchardson (b.1976)
Steel
H 1000 x W 100 x D 1 cm
Loughborough University
Glass Sculptural Installation 2009
Paula Thomson
Arc of History 2018
Haberdashery
Light, brass & powder-coated steel
H 1000 x W 1000 x D 400 cm
Newnham College, University of Cambridge
Uncharnel 2012
John Ellis (active 2012)
Steel, copper, cast acrylic & bronze leaf
H 17.5 x W 350 x D 10 cm
The Armitt Museum and Library
Jennifer Steinkamp (b.1958)
Relations of Care 2018
Elena Cologni (b.1967)
Steel & jute rope
H 250 x W 420 x D 100 cm
Homerton College, University of Cambridge
Sinta Tantra (b.1979)
Glass & wood
Newnham College, University of Cambridge
Asklepian 2008
Ivan Black (b.1972)
Fibreglass
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Learning Curve 2016
Ben Craig (b.1985)
3D printed plastic objects & acrylic support panels
Queen's University Belfast
Doctor – Patient 2009
Marilene Oliver (b.1977)
Silk screen prints in silver ink, stainless steel cable & acrylic plastic
H 450 x W 60 x D 60 cm
University of Aberdeen
Interactive Hand-Blown Glass Artwork 2017
Lindsay Perth (b.1969)
Hand-blown glass
H 130 x W 200 cm
NHS Lothian (Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation)
Leaves 2003
Sokari Douglas Camp (b.1958)
Glass & metal
H 1400 x W 1216 x D 1420 cm
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
On the Wing 2009
Andrea Spencer (b.1971) and Scott Benefield (b.1956)
Glass & steel
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Explore artists in this Curation
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John Verney (1913–1993) -
Fiona Banner (b.1966) -
Ivan Black (b.1972) -
Scott Benefield (b.1956) -
Patrick Tuttofuoco (b.1974) -
Allen Jones (b.1937) -
John Ellis -
Colin Reid (b.1953) -
Patrick Heron (1920–1999) -
Jennifer Steinkamp (b.1958) -
Amy Pennington (b.1984) -
Ben Craig (b.1985) -
Sokari Douglas Camp (b.1958) -
Edward Willis -
Sian Tucker (b.1958) -
Haberdashery -
Shaun C. Badham -
Kenneth Martin (1905–1984) -
Paula Thomson -
Robert Orchardson (b.1976) -
Adam Booth (b.1963) -
Jamie Gutch (b.1974) -
Almuth Tebbenhoff (b.1949) -
Marilene Oliver (b.1977) -
Elena Cologni (b.1967) -
Andrea Spencer (b.1971) -
Douglas Mooney (b.1971) -
John Csáky (1945–2007) -
Lindsay Perth (b.1969) -
Sinta Tantra (b.1979)
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