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The Tay Whale

by Lee Simmons (2020-21)

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Commissioned by Dundee City Council through a design competition held in 2019. Made of stainless steel hollow tubes, it has 2,457 individual parts. Budget of £134,750 to create and transport. Made at Littlehampton Welding then transported up the North Sea by barge to Dundee. Speakers nearby play whalesong and other ambient sounds and there are also interactive video games by Abertay University staff and students.

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  • Whale Song Park, S Crichton St, Dundee, UK

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