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Allan is Course Leader in Sculpture at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, as well as a practising artist with numerous exhibitions in the UK and abroad.
Location: Exterior, Concourse
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Sculptural Seating
As a departure from his purely sculptural works, Allan was invited to make sculptural objects with a function. His brief was to make work which people could interact with, climb and sit on. Allan has successfully achieved this balance between ‘sculpture’ and ‘function’ by making a family of wooden objects; human in
scale, the design of each piece hovers between ‘sophistication’ and ‘playfulness’ making them appeal to all age groups.
Fabricated from architectural plywood and weighing between 150–300 kilos each, the objects are sited on the grassy bank approaching the hospital and inside in the main concourse, making a visual link between the exterior and interior of the hospital.
A resource pack for Aberdeen schools has been produced documenting the different stages involved in commissioning the sculptural seating from the initial brief, development of drawings and models, to fabrication and installation of the pieces.
As the concourse is the first impression for the majority of people entering the hospital, I was keen to create something that was visually friendly and welcoming to all visitors, whilst simultaneously enticing the younger children to interact and play.
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