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Revelation 11:3 “I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.”
This impressive 17m tall sculptured arch over River Witham in the centre of Lincoln was errected to celebrate the Millennium. Designed specifically for The City of Lincoln by Stephen Broadbent it is a reflection of the rich engineering heritage of the City. The sculpture, funded by private sponsorship, was installed in January 2002. The shot was taken shortly after it was errected.
A late-November day in Lincoln wouldn’t be complete without a couple of shots of Stephen Broadbent’s “Empowerment”. The work was commissioned following an open competition to create a new piece of artwork for this specific location in Lincoln.
Inspired by blades of a gas turbine, this sculpture of celebratory stylised figures is to celebrate the Millenium. Within the work, the turbine blades transform into figures that reach out, but do not touch, to empower one another, like the blades empower one another within the turbine.
On one side there is a large ‘ring’ structure for the public to walk through. On the other bank a single arched cantilever structure stretches across the river. It was installed in 2002.
This sculpture by the artist Stephen Broadbent spans the River Witham in city of Lincoln, England. Its form evokes turbine blades and celebrates Lincoln's industrial heritage: the company Alstom (which sponsored the sculpture) manufactures gas turbines in the city. As the turbine blades transfer power between them, so these human figures empower one another. Completed in 2002, Empowerment marks the start of the new millenium.
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a major reworking of an older piece of mine (have learned so many different techniques since i first created it). this one is about finding your own path through life, regardless of societal pressure. i chose to use a black woman as the focus because of the pressure on women and the way that black people are still so stereotyped. both groups are also dismissed too often by those in power. society here is represented by the smug group in back, who i imagine are condescendingly talking about her, while at the same time stealing from one another (look closely, you'll see). the woman may be silenced in their group, but she is reveling in her own inner life and is undaunted..
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This is a sculpture across the River Witham in Lincoln City Centre called 'Empowerment'. It is inspired by the blades of a wind turbine and stands 17 metres high.
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