Condition
The combination of its marinelocation and many moving parts places enormous demands on the sculpture.
Treatment
Annual maintenance has included:
- Cleaning of stainless steel elements
- Lubrication of bearings
- Application of protective coating on timbersurfaces
- Removal of marine growth
- Replacement of broken stainless steelrigging elements
ICS also undertook a detailed condition assessment of the sculpture and developed options for longer-term conservation repairs to key elements of the sculpture. Subsequent conservation repair works have included:
- In situ replacement of bearings to the fibreglass counterweights
- Modification and replacement of protective sheathing to the structural timber elements to prevent marine borer attack
During treatment
Before treatment
After treatment
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