Mother Earth

ManufacturerManufactured by Andy Scott Public Art, Glasgow

Date2005

Mediumwelded steel

ClassificationsSculptures

Object numberABDCC001270

About MeThis sculpture is sited at Grandholm Village, Aberdeen. Grandholm Village was built by Cala Homes on the site of a former mill Aberdeen City Council instructed Cala Homes to provide a suitable artwork for the area. The commission was awarded to Andy Scott Public Art of Glasgow. The sculpture was created by Andy Scott and his assistant at the time, George Potter, and took around 6 months to complete, being installed on site in 2005. The theme chosen was one of a female figure to represent a kind of 'Mother Earth ' figure. She is draped in a steel 'fabric' to represent the cloth weave of the Crombie Textile Mills, which once occupied the site. The big cats or leopards are representative of those incorporated in the city of Aberdeen's coat of arms. The work involved a welded steel technique, using a variety of different bars and plates, including profile cut 'spots' for the leopards.