The Mirror Ball, New South Promenade, Blackpool 19.12.25
The artwork was created by artist Michael Trainor and is reputed to be the world’s biggest Mirror Ball being 6metres in diameter. The mirror ball is covered with 47,000 mirror tiles, and rotates in a full circle once a minute.
The artist was inspired by and named the work after the 1969 Hollywood film ‘They Shoot Horses Don’t They?’ which features a large Mirror Ball. It was originally installed in 2002, as one of a series of commissioned artworks known as The Great Promenade Show.
The Mirror Ball, New South Promenade, Blackpool 19.12.25
The artwork was created by artist Michael Trainor and is reputed to be the world’s biggest Mirror Ball being 6metres in diameter. The mirror ball is covered with 47,000 mirror tiles, and rotates in a full circle once a minute.
The artist was inspired by and named the work after the 1969 Hollywood film ‘They Shoot Horses Don’t They?’ which features a large Mirror Ball. It was originally installed in 2002, as one of a series of commissioned artworks known as The Great Promenade Show.