At the entrance to Newcastle Art Gallery, a striking six-metre-wide suspended fish sculpture now welcomes visitors. The work features 30 aluminium fish arranged in a spiralling school, visible from both the ground floor and the first-floor corridor. Partridge worked closely with the artist and fabricator to engineer solutions that both protect the integrity of the gallery space and preserve the dynamic, flowing form of the work. The suspended system was carefully designed to securely anchor the sculpture while allowing it to appear as though it moves effortlessly in air.
