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Eight in L8
A new public artwork, celebrating
the people of Liverpool 8, has been unveiled.
The work, a large metal figure '8' will stand on Princes Boulevard at
the Upper Warwick Street Junction. The unveiling ceremony was carried out on Saturday, 28 November
2015, by elders of the Liverpool 8 community in a ceremony which the Deputy Mayor,
Councillor Ann O'Byrne is attending.
The artwork was commissioned by the L8 Law Centre Trustees, now called the
L8 Legacy Projects. Local artists with social enterprise Safe Productions
held workshops with children from four local schools, Windsor Street, St
Patrick's, Kingsley Road and St Silas.
The children researched the history of Toxteth Park and King John's deer
hunting forest, and designed their own circular templates, depicting images
of deer, the king and things they thought you would find in the forest at
that time.
They also produced designs demonstrating the pride they have in their local
community of Liverpool 8, and the mystical powers of the number 8 with their
work being incorporated into the artwork.
Community leader Joe Farrag said:- "This artwork symbolises the spirit
and journeys of the people of the area. This is a special piece of work that
everyone will relate to, many of our ancestors arrived in Liverpool by sea
and the links of the 8 reflect this."
The installation of the '8' artwork is being accompanied by environmental
works in Princes Boulevard which include the removal, and cutting back of
shrubbery and the crowning of trees, This work has been carried out by
Enterprise Liverpool and INES Include Environmental Services. "This is an area which is on the up.
and the improvements to the Boulevard will make its environment more
attractive. The new artwork, which symbolises Liverpool 8 shows the pride
the local community have in their neighbourhood. And the contribution made
by local pupils shows what creative children we have." said
Councillor Tim Moore. |
