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    Public sculptures shortlisted for national award

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    By Steve Jones

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    Public sculptures shortlisted for national award

    The Industry celebrates Sheffield’s historic waterways and industrial heritage. It was designed and created by Alex Chinneck, who is known for his large-scale pieces that warp well-known structures.

    Located between locks four and five of the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal, The Industry measures 42ft (13m) and is named after the first vessel to navigate the waterway when it opened in 1819.

    Speaking about the work following its unveiling, Chinneck said he had “tried to create an uplifting and endearing landmark that belongs to this historic location while honouring the city’s industrial history by pushing steel to its material limit”.

    The Industry has also been shortlisted in the Sheffield Design Awards for Public Art, with the winner announced in November.

    The other sculptures shortlisted for the PSSA award are Jason deCaires Taylor’s ‘Alluvia’ in Canterbury, Ryan Gander’s ‘Know Not Your Place in the World’ in Southwark, London and ‘na Dorsan’, by Will Maclean and Marian Leven, on the Isle of Lewis.

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