Public art & sculpture · South East England
Rising Universe
Rising Universe in England South East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Rising Universe is a public sculpture in England South East, United Kingdom, dating from 1996. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
Rising Universe, more commonly known locally as the Shelley Fountain, was a large kinetic water sculpture in Horsham, West Sussex, England. It was created by the sculptor Angela Conner and installed in 1996 to commemorate the bicentenary of the birth of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was born near Horsham. Conner refers to the work by the name Cosmic Cycle, which is the name originally attached to the work on a brass plaque. The fountain was dismantled and removed from its location in the town centre in June 2016 after district councillors voted that it had "reached the end of its serviceable life".
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Background
History
The fountain was switched off in the spring of 2006 to conserve water due to water shortages in the south of England. Although the water was recycled, the fountain lost 180 gallons of water a day to filtration and evaporation. It was switched on again in November 2006. In May 2008 the fountain was turned off again due to the failure of its main hydraulic cylinder. On 19 January 2009 the fountain was fenced off for repairs. In October 2013 a local newspaper attempted to create a debate about the future of the sculpture largely on the grounds that it is expensive to maintain. The fountain had long been a controversial landmark and some local residents used the debate to criticise the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.0633, -0.3322
- Established
- 1996
- Official site
- horshammuseum.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q7336186 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rising Universe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rising Universe?
- Rising Universe is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.0633°, -0.3322°.
- When was Rising Universe built?
- Rising Universe dates to 1996.