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
The Source 2017
Patrick Tuttofuoco (b.1974)
Neon & steel
H 268 x W 315 cm
City of London Corporation
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
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 & c.2018
Patrick Heron (1920–1999)
Originally appliqued silk, replaced with printed PVC
H 1561 x W 266 cm
CW+
Chinook
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
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 Charity – Tonic Collection
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