Installation of Kelpies from Museum Campus
Keplies are 100-foot high horse-head sculptures by Andy Scott, located within The Helix park, Falkirk, situated between Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland. Completed in 2014, these are the World’s Largest Equine Sculptures. Fabricated by SH Structures,
The sculpture is inspired by the cultural heritage of the Clydesdale horses, drought horses which worked hard to help people along the canals and on the land.
The 10-foot tall scale model of Kelpies, fabricated by Andy Scott, were temporarily exhibited in theMuseum Campus, Chicago, from October 2012 to August, 2013. It was part of The 23rd International Sculpture Conference [ISC] held in Chicago in October 2012.
From Chicago, the scale model of Kelpies were moved to the Purdue, North Central [PNC] campus, where they were exhibited till mid-March, as part of the PNC 15th Odyssey Sculpture Exhibition in 2013.
Vector team worked in the process of installation of Kelpies . These were also stored in Vector yard, till they were moved to PNC campus.
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Above image shows the full scale version of Kelpies, 100-foot high, completed in 2014 and located in Helix Park, Falkirk, Scotland.
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The image below shows the scale model at 1:10 ratio of Kelpies, 10-foot high, temporarily located at The Museum Campus, Chicago, from October 2012 to August, 2013.
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