Octopus
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Location
| Street: | Lyndhurst Road |
| Town: | Worthing |
| Parish: | Worthing |
| Council: | Adur District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN11 |
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| Object setting: | Inside building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Worthing Hospital, ground floor corridor, Children's Centre |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 171 |
| Grid reference: | J1 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
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Makers
| Name : | Anna Biddulph |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Worthing and Southlands NHS Trust Art in Hospitals Project |
| Construction period: | c2003 |
| Installation date: | 2003 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Wall-mounted figure of an octopus, constructed from plastic tubing and suckers. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Animal |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Body and tentacles |
| Material: | Greenish blue ready made plastic tubing with blue and red suckers. Mounted on chicken wire frame |
| Width (cm): | 95 |
| Part 2: | Eyes |
| Material: | Metal |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 08/05/2008 |
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History
| History: | ‘PILL packets, chicken wire, wet suits and wooden pegs are now on display on the walls of Worthing Hospital’s children’s centre. The materials have been used by textile sculptor Anna Biddulph, pictured above, to produce nine wild animal sculptures to entertain the hundreds of children who visit the centre each year.’
(Worthing and Southlands Hospitals Annual Review 2003/4) 'Animal magic Pill packets, chicken wire, wet suits and wooden pegs are on display on the walls of Worthing Hospital's children's centre. The materials have been used by textile sculptor Anna Biddulph to produce nine wild animal sculptures to entertain the hundreds of children who visit the centre each year. The artist was commissioned to produce the work by consultant anaesthetist Roger Edwards. Three life-sized penguins made from an old wetsuit and held together with spoon handles and chicken wire now decorate the wall of the outpatient waiting area. Other exhibits include a shoal of butterfly fish made from pill packets and sequins, metre-tall skeletal sea horses, a jellyfish mobile floating above the baby weighing area and a circle of colourful crocodiles made from clothes pegs. Mr Edwards said: ''I knew immediately when I saw Anna's work that it was right for the children's centre. We were determined to create a relaxed, fun area so our patients would be relaxed and comfortable.'' Anna lives in Brighton and trained at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin. More information about her work can be found at www.wildsculptures.com (Brighton Argus Wednesday 4th Jun 2003.) |
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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