Spirit of Belfast
Artist Description
The Spirit of Belfast is a focal point in Arthur Square for celebrating our present and integrating our future with our past. Weighing seven and one-half tonnes, yet radiating the textural beauty and lightness of linen molded to the structural power and curvilinear grace of an ocean liner, it is composed of four curved stainless steel structural elements.
From within the groove formed by the two legs in each of the four curved components, a ribbon of light provided by very energy-efficient light emitting diodes will flare and travel around the curved elements. The intensity, color, and movement will be programmed as called for by events, the time of day with its changing light conditions, or special celebrations within the city, such as a New Year’s countdown.
The Spirit of Belfast will be the hearth of our city centre, drawing people to its robust and interactive character. As we walk through the bright light of Arthur Square today we experience a city manifesting its rebirth. The Spirit of Belfast reminds us of how our history and future are woven together delicately as linen and strongly as steel.
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