Parsons Polygon is a sculpture by David Hamilton, which was installed on Blackett Street, Newcastle, in 1985. The sculpture commemorates Sir Charles Parsons (1854-1931), the Newcastle-based engineer who developed steam turbines for generating electricity. The designs pressed into the clay are abstracted from Parsons' engineering drawings. The sculpture is also a ventilation shaft for the Metro system!
'Nocturne', by Nayan Kulkarni, opened on the 26th of April 2007. The work is a "permanent light and colour installation built into the fabric of the QEII Metro Bridge". A two-tone colour pattern on the girders of the bridge changes its aspect according to the angle from which it is viewed from during the day. At night, coloured LED lights, give the appearance of a ripple going across the bridge to match the ebb and flow of the tide of the River Tyne below.
Co-Curate is a project which brings together online collections, museums, universities, schools
and community groups to make and re-make stories and images from North East England and Cumbria.
Co-Curate
is a trans-disciplinary project that will open up 'official' museum and 'un-officia'l co-created
community-based collections and archives through innovative collaborative approaches using
social media and open archives/data.
'Nocturne', by Nayan Kulkarni, opened on the 26th of April 2007. The work is a "permanent light and colour installation built into the fabric of the QEII Metro Bridge". A two-tone colour pattern on the girders of the bridge changes its aspect according to the angle from which it is viewed from during the day. At night, coloured LED lights, give the appearance of a ripple going across the bridge to match the ebb and flow of the tide of the River Tyne below.
