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This striking installation is made from stainless steel with resin inserts and internal lighting. The figure is also made of resin and represents a surfer. The design of the work is inspired in part by the nearby Church of St John and the Winter Gardens. The sculptor is Lucy Glendinning. The large blue pebbles help to protect the main structure from traffic but can also be used as seats. They are the work of Lucy and also Mark Merer. Information from Lucy's website http://www.lucyglendinning.com/work/commissions/the_wave.html

The curves in the installation seen here http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3679404 have the effect of distorting reflections, which can be quite disconcerting.

The Wave by Lucy Glendinning in collaboration with Mark Merer was installed in Cedar Square, Blackpool in September 2009. It is a mirror polished stainless steel wave shape with intelligent internal lighting, a laser cut pattern with transparent blue resin insets and a figure cast in crystal clear blue resin which dives from the wave. Around the base are clear cut blue pebbles which act as seats and protection from traffic, although the area is now mostly traffic free.

The Wave by Lucy Glendinning in collaboration with Mark Merer was installed in St John's Square, Blackpool in September 2009. It is a mirror polished stainless steel wave shape with intelligent internal lighting, a laser cut pattern with transparent blue resin insets and a figure cast in crystal clear blue resin which dives from the wave. http://www.lucyglendinning.com/work/commissions/the_wave.html Around the base are clear cut blue pebbles which act as seats and protection from traffic.

The Wave by Lucy Glendinning in collaboration with Mark Merer was installed here in September 2009. It is a mirror polished stainless steel wave shape with intelligent internal lighting, a laser cut pattern with transparent blue resin insets and a figure cast in crystal clear blue resin which dives from the wave. Around the base are clear cut blue pebbles which act as seats and protection from traffic.

The Wave by Lucy Glendinning in collaboration with Mark Merer was installed here in September 2009. It is a mirror polished stainless steel wave shape with intelligent internal lighting, a laser cut pattern with transparent blue resin insets and a figure cast in crystal clear blue resin which dives from the wave. Around the base are clear cut blue pebbles which act as seats and protection from traffic. The Church of St. John the Evangelist was the very first church to be built for Blackpool and was consecrated by the Bishop of Chester on July 6th. 1821. The present building dates from 1878. It was extensively renovated between 1997 and 2007.

A seagull flies over The Wave. The Wave by Lucy Glendinning in collaboration with Mark Merer was installed here in September 2009. It is a mirror polished stainless steel wave shape with intelligent internal lighting, a laser cut pattern with transparent blue resin insets and a figure cast in crystal clear blue resin which dives from the wave.

The Wave by Lucy Glendinning in collaboration with Mark Merer was installed here in September 2009. It is a mirror polished stainless steel wave shape with intelligent internal lighting, a laser cut pattern with transparent blue resin insets and a figure cast in crystal clear blue resin which dives from the wave. Around the base are clear cut blue pebbles which act as seats and protection from traffic. The Church of St. John the Evangelist was the very first church to be built for Blackpool and was consecrated by the Bishop of Chester on July 6th. 1821. The present building dates from 1878. It was extensively renovated between 1997 and 2007.