UEA applies to erect 12-foot sculpture near famous ziggurats

The piece, titled “Lightning Rod” by Danish artist Kirstine Roepstorff, would be placed on the grass between the student accommodation blocks and the lake.

Made of bronze and stones, it has previously been displayed in Denmark and London as part of solo exhibitions but would join the Sainsbury Centre’s sculpture park collection which is dotted at various locations around the campus. 

The proposed location of the sculpture (red pin) (Image: UEA) A design and access statement reads: “Lightning Rod is a piece that complements and extends the vital and vigorous living art collection of the Sainsbury Centre.

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A digital rendition of the sculpture in-situ at the UEA (Image: UEA) “It would make a fantastic and significant addition and provide an opportunity for the many visitors to the museum and sculpture park to experience Roepstorff’s work in the East of England.”

The sculpture would be visible from the southeast-facing ziggurats which are temporarily closed due to concerns about unsafe concrete.

The grade-II listed buildings were built with a type of aerated concrete that weakens over time and leads to structural problems.