Formation. Back view.
2003 stainless steel plate is the basic material of this sculpture by Rick Kirby at the entrance to Ravenswood estate, Ipswich, Suffolk. Ravenswood is built on the site of the former airport ( the map suggests that the airport is still there but it definitely isn't) and the sculpture is a tribute to the use of that airport for operational purposes during WWII.
It is based on the idea of planes flying in formation, their shapes picked out by the beams of searchlights. These are not models of planes, however but a group of female figures ( planes being traditionally assigned the feminine gender) flying in formation through the air. The supports represent the searchlights.
Formation. Back view.
2003 stainless steel plate is the basic material of this sculpture by Rick Kirby at the entrance to Ravenswood estate, Ipswich, Suffolk. Ravenswood is built on the site of the former airport ( the map suggests that the airport is still there but it definitely isn't) and the sculpture is a tribute to the use of that airport for operational purposes during WWII.
It is based on the idea of planes flying in formation, their shapes picked out by the beams of searchlights. These are not models of planes, however but a group of female figures ( planes being traditionally assigned the feminine gender) flying in formation through the air. The supports represent the searchlights.