Connect Brunel Sculpture
Today in my walk around the Brunel Campus I spotted this inspirational artwork in a quiet corner near the stream that runs through the site. I find this study very powerful. They are five figures holding hands with a gap for you to connect and complete the circle. After reading up on the work it is to commemorate the 5 past decades of the university with an open end to represent the future.
My personal experience was quite profound. Not knowing any of the why or where for of this art ... I felt it very powerful connecting with the figures. It seems to me to be saying global connection as the university has students from around the world. Today I have been interacting with students from all corners of the Earth. The artwork seems to be saying science, art & humanities connection from all the subjects studied in the university. The subjects do connect in some way through our lives from work to daily living and personal growth to community and society growth. I felt absorbed by the art as I stood filling the gap and walking in the middle is awesome.
The layers of aluminum seems to be saying that we humans are made up of many layers to form our being. From Mind, Body and Spirit to all our life experiences and learning through our time on Earth. Layers of emotions and feelings attached to all the experiences that make us who we are.
The site in the campus has an air of calm on what is a very busy and dynamic site. But this place gives a solitude to just find some peace with birds singing in the trees and the sound of flowing water from the nearby stream.
Faceless yet full of character and a sense of wisdom as the artist clearly has poured passion in the work. Faceless yet I felt compassion too.
The five figures holding hands connecting - and yes students and professors and studies connecting through the decades learning from one another. The connecting being multilayered from the wealth of studies and learning over the years.
Putting my hand on the shoulder I could feel the strength of this layering of knowledge and experience - a truly powerful experience.
You can read more on the work in the university link
https://www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/articles/Striking-sculpture-marks-special-moment-in-history#
Yes below are images of the Campus site with an oasis of peace amidst a busy bustling university... Brunel University Uxbridge West London.
