On Wednesday July 20th 2022, scientists investigated a new art installation made from an old oil rig. How on Earth could someone make that into art? Well, a team in Weston-super-mare has come up some interesting creative ideas on how to utilize this rig.
They are planning to turn a used oil platform from the North Sea into public art work. They call it, “The See Monster.” The public art work was transported to the town’s seaside on a barge as large as a football field. The people behind the art project say they want it to spark conversation about sustainability.
The 450-tonne platform was brought over from the Netherlands and arrived in Weston-super mare bay in the early hours of which morning. In an interview, NEWSUBSTANCE, a UK based studio who imagine, design, build and perform for the global entertainment industry, founder, Patrick O’Mahony told others, “These giants are all over the world and no one has ever tried to do this before…. It’s like rehabilitation. It’s spent its life taking from the earth and now it’s time for it to give back.”
One of the groups behind the installation, said the “world-first project” is an “ambitious feat of deign.” The entire construction of the project will be 35m tall, which is 15m taller than the “Angel of the North” and just 11m shy of “Nelson’s Column.”
The installation forms part of a project called “Unboxed,” which is a creative endeavor in the UK that features 10 separate projects, which draw on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Project organizers said the project will feature four levels, as well as including a waterfall, a 6,000 piece installation of the monster’s shimmering scales, an onboard green oasis, and a seated amphitheater and broadcast studio.
One of the organizers, Mark Canniford from North Somerset Council told local news reporters, “The idea of creating this project and bringing it back can show people how this can be a benefit and the lessons that could be learned from this is fantastic.”
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They are planning to turn a used oil platform from the North Sea into public art work. They call it, “The See Monster.” The public art work was transported to the town’s seaside on a barge as large as a football field. The people behind the art project say they want it to spark conversation about sustainability.
The 450-tonne platform was brought over from the Netherlands and arrived in Weston-super mare bay in the early hours of which morning. In an interview, NEWSUBSTANCE, a UK based studio who imagine, design, build and perform for the global entertainment industry, founder, Patrick O’Mahony told others, “These giants are all over the world and no one has ever tried to do this before…. It’s like rehabilitation. It’s spent its life taking from the earth and now it’s time for it to give back.”
One of the groups behind the installation, said the “world-first project” is an “ambitious feat of deign.” The entire construction of the project will be 35m tall, which is 15m taller than the “Angel of the North” and just 11m shy of “Nelson’s Column.”
The installation forms part of a project called “Unboxed,” which is a creative endeavor in the UK that features 10 separate projects, which draw on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Project organizers said the project will feature four levels, as well as including a waterfall, a 6,000 piece installation of the monster’s shimmering scales, an onboard green oasis, and a seated amphitheater and broadcast studio.
One of the organizers, Mark Canniford from North Somerset Council told local news reporters, “The idea of creating this project and bringing it back can show people how this can be a benefit and the lessons that could be learned from this is fantastic.”
Link: https://s3.amazonaws.com/appforest_uf/f1658696349537x425047925027765700/See%20Monster_%20What%27s%20the%20new%20art%20installation%20made%20from%20an%20old%20oil%20rig%20all%20about_%20-%20CBBC%20Newsround.pdf
