Gloria 1996
Canley, Coventry, UK
Wrought stainless steel. Height 9 metres, width 8 metres.
On the historic site of the Triumph cars facility, this sculpture was commissioned to mark the centenary of the British car industry and recognise the communities of the West Midlands whose skills established it's deserved reputation. The form of the sculpture pays tribute to the technique of the wheeling machine used to curve body panels.