This is the Arc of Angels by sculptor Rick Kirby. It is in a new housing estate at Portishead which is about 15mins drive off the M5 near Bristol. We visit each time we're passing on our way to Devon. I really love his treatment of the figure; made up of small pieces of iron which allows some light through and gives a delicate quality contrasting with the rusty patina. It looks as though each figure is identical and the way they link through their fingertips creates a beautiful rhythmic composition. I find these figures even more satisfying than Anthony Gormley's.
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