Does anyone have any information on the Dividers sculpture by Vivien Burnside?

owner: laganside corporation
location: clarendon dock, belfast
title: dividers
artist: vivien burnside
material: bronze stainless steel core
size: 8.3m

funded by: national lottery fund through arts council of northern ireland; laganside corporation; belfast harbour commissioners

background: when asked ‘dividers’, vivien spoke initial impact made upon clarendon dock area, simple, elegant, symmetry of old dry docks "then when spent time there, met people eager tell me of knowledge of place; of lives children growing on crammed streets, casual labour on docks, present-day office workers".

passer-by today’s buildings around clarendon dock quiet but, in them, business of international communication on line of continuum of commerce earlier effected ships, connected belfast rest of world. ‘dividers’, simple, familiar hand held tools key designing, constructing , planning allowed circumnavigation city.

vivien mentioned ‘poetic ambiguity’ in word ‘dividers’. here, @ edge of dock, form of sculpture act frame or doorway in space, both entrance , exit, , provide symmetrical, linear shape among great many blocks of buildings, echoing h&w sentinels on other side of river.

laganside keen encourage community participation ‘dividers’ piece. in december 2000, community team placed posters around clarendon dock area inviting interested users of area actively become involved in project. 8 people came forward, attending design workshops , physically made own bronze plaques located near ‘dividers’. each participant aksed prepare image or text, best described clarendon dock , surrounding area means them.

artists details: vivien burnside lives , works in northern ireland. has ma university of ulster , associate lecturer @ belfast insititute. vivien has been exhibiting work, in variety of media, in galleries , public spaces since 1981. in recent years, work has been seen in belfast, london, seattle, reykjavik , hanover. in belfast, previous public artworks include billboard paintings, participation in horsehead international sculpture project , commission hospital sick children, royal victoria hospital.

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does have information on dividers sculpture vivien burnside in belfast. have been going through internet day , cant find anything. have essay on sculpture part of degree cant find anything. cost, public opinions etc appreciated!!!

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