Corpus

Corpus can be seen on the Oval, the green space behind the Frank Lee Centre, behind Car Park 4 and next to the Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre. It was created by artists Matthew Dalziel and Louise Scullion, commissioned by the University of Cambridge and installed in 2019.

The artwork recalls the stone circles erected by our ancestors and was designed around seven abstracted vertebrae shapes – epitomising inner strength, persistence and determination – and encouraging the user to sit, recline, lie or lean on the cool stony surface.

People are encouraged to interact with these stones, discovering that each has been shaped around the human profile. The concept was to show an evolving shape from recumbent through to standing, allowing the body to sense a range of physical and perceptual experiences and perhaps an opportunity to recalibrate.

UKCSA Full Member Plean Precast were approached by one of the UK’s most prominent arts and design practices to create the artwork, which required exceptional attention to detail in the design and manufacture of fibreglass faced moulds and the wet cast Skye Marble and Portland stone mix design.

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