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More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice A new art installation created by a local artist has been unveiled at Peterhouse Technology Park in Cambridge . The sculpture was commissioned by British Land to be placed next to the new Optic building to highlight the site's role in technology and science. The sculpture's creator, Nathaniel Rackowe, who is originally from Cambridge, said the project sounded "really exciting", which prompted him to get involved.
He said: "I was interested, firstly, because of the scope of the commission and the potential to do something quite large and ambitious. I was also really interested in making a work that was very much rooted in its environment, reflecting both the architecture of of the new building but also linking to the landscape." The sculpture not only takes influence from The Optic in terms of its design, but also the Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits.
Mr Rackowe said: "The other big influences came from the old chalk pits that are next to where the art has been installed. I spent some time sketching and drawing in the chalk pits and the contours of the landscape are what informed the lines of the outer perimeter of the artwork." Mr Rackowe also had some help from the pupils at Fulbourn Primary School when designing the sculpture.
Alongside British Land, Greater Cambridge's Youth Engagement Services helped set up a series of workshops to get the children involved in the process. (Image: Amy Britton/CambridgeshireLive) Mr Rackowe said: "It was really important for me to make sure that the kids were involved and they could see how their involvement actually helped the development and the refinement of my ideas for the sculpture. I was even able to include some little drawings they had done in the workshops in the form of small laser cut etchings around the base of the sculpture.
It has been rooted in the community." The sculpture has been created to shift from being "solid to almost transparent in front of your eyes" as you move around it like an optical illusion. Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks.
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