Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Voyages of Discovery Photograph
Region ID | EM | |
Work ID | 121 | |
Manual Reference | LE126TCBM | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | Voyages of Discovery | |
Sculptor | Robinson, Jim | |
Date of design | 1980 | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Infirmary Close | |
Precise Location | Leicester Royal Infirmary, Balmoral Building | |
A to Z Ref | 5 C7 (1) | |
OS Ref | SK587037 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust | |
Commissioned by | Leicestershire Area Health Authority | |
Notes | ||
A full description is given on a printed sheet mounted in a clip-frame, fixed to the front face of the pillar at the right of the gravelled enclosure containing the group. The following is an extract: ... ‘Voyages of Discovery’ is made from clay. It has been fired to stoneware temperature (1280° C) and refired (800° C) to fuse the metallic bronze lustre glaze onto the small details. It is both strong and weather resistant with colour permanent and unaffected by sunlight. It does however retain the characteristics of stoneware pottery and should be treated as such. The concepts behind the piece were inspired by standing stone circles such as those found at Avebury and Stonehenge. The bronze details suggest recorded wisdom and experience. Some of the images are derived from everyday life, others suggest a ‘creation’ story and written messages. ‘Voyages of Discovery’ is about travel through life, and as with Egyptian hieroglyphs, Sumerian cuneiform inscriptions on clay tablets or drawings on prehistoric pottery the marks may be indecipherable but human and enjoyable to ponder ... | ||
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raw year | ||
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | None (but see 'Description' for text of printed sheet framed and fixed to pillar near sculpture] | |
Signatures | None | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
group | Stoneware with bronze lustre details | h (of tallest element) 263 cm |
enclosure around group | w. 449 cm; d. 356 cm | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
