Title:
Steel Sculpture – Waterfront Park
Date:
1992
Artist:
Denys Short.
Location:
Cardiff Bay
Background:
Grosvenor wanted a rapid and complete transformation of a derelict site into an attractive and popular public park. It was especially important as the first tangible evidence of renewal on their 175 acre land holding. CBAT demonstrated how an imaginative public art programme could make a dramatic difference to the impact of the scheme on local people, tourists and potential investors in the Bay.   
Commission:
Denys Short, an artist based in West Wales, was commissioned to create a sculpture i polished stainless steel. The sculpture is positioned at the far end of the site and refects the sea and sky changing a every viewing. It has a practical purpose in concealing and protecting the hydraulic equipment for the Roath Basin Lock. It is also great fun as its many angled surface reflects the viewer in many distorted images. The process of artists working on the site throughout hte summer months had allowed for a great deal of contact with local people. There is a definite sense of increased pride in the area.