Commissions North

Cactal

Cactal

This 5-ton ‘floating sculptural form’ was commissioned to feature on the street facade of the new Phoenix Building at Teeside University, home to the IDI and the exciting DigitalCity project.

The artist worked with Teesside Computing graduate and DigitalCity Fellow Andy Keeble to produce a computer-generated image of the artwork for the steel fabricators. With tendrils growing across the building surface like ‘digital ivy’, Cactal was designed to reflect the internal activity of the IDI.

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Image courtesy of David Williams

Artist(s)
Simeon Nelson.

Client
Teeside University

Location
Middlesbrough

Professional Team
ARUP, HBG Construction Ltd, Architectural Metalworkers Washington

Completion Date
2007



Commissions North is supported within the Arts Council England, North East and is also funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

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