Water Head (sculpture)

Water Head is a 1989 sculpture in Beeston, Nottinghamshire.[1] Water Head was commissioned by Broxtowe Borough Council in 1989 and created by local sculptor Paul Mason.[1] It was originally created to be interactive with water that flowed down the height of sculpture, but the water was subsequently deactivated in 1994 after failing quality tests.[1]

Water Head in The Square, Beeston, in 2007

It was moved to a site in front of the Arc Cinema in July 2024, having been previously sited in Beeston Square.[1]

It has been nicknamed the 'stump' by local residents.[1] Tamar Feast of the Beeston Civic Society said that the work had been "undervalued and controversial".[1][2]


References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Ben Mellor and Miya Chahal. "The sculpture that left a town stumped and divided". BBC News. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Water Head". Art UK. Retrieved 25 November 2024.