Title:
We Live Between Water & Sky (Wednesfield Way Arch)
Date:
2004
Artist:
Richard Harris
Location:
The Deans Road, Wolverhampton
Background:
The Deans Road site is the gateway to Wednesfield and as such forms the transitory link between Wednesfield and Wolverhampton. Current and former transit routes converge on this site including the Wyrley and Essington canal, one operational and one disused railway line and two major roads. Sections of the embankment and the buttresses of the canal bridge remain evident and the former Bowmans Harbour refuse site now capped and landscaped forms a dramatic backdrop. Within the programme this was viewed as an important site where a work of considerable scale could be implemented announcing the approach to Wednesfield from Wolverhampton.
Commission:
Richard, a Powys based artist, has a natural affinity with landscape and uses natural materials such as stone or rough cut timber to reveal opportunities for a fresh experience of a familiar place. His work for this site has been constructed in stainless steel and dramatically reflects the sky and the location, and appears to span the canal like a rainbow. The landscaping has been shaped to reflect and enhance this form