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Isis

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Isis by Simon Gudgeon, on the banks of The Serpentine is the focal point of The Royal Parks Foundation’s £2-million fundraising appeal to build a new, eco-friendly Look Out Education Centre in Hyde Park. Perfectly elegant, Gudgeon’s monumental sculpture is based on the ibis, a wading bird with a long, thin, down-curving bill.

 

 

The Royal Parks Foundation collaborated with Halcyon Gallery to turn the vision into reality. Acclaimed British sculptor, Simon Gudgeon, was commissioned to create Isis, a 3-metre high, mottled green, bronze sculpture. Unveiled in September 2009, Isis sits on the banks of The Serpentine with 1,000 plaques inlaid around her base with personal dedications, each raising £1,000

 

Hyde Park, London, UK

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Uploaded on August 2, 2017