Sleeping Partner Bench - Cardiff Bay, Wales, Great Britain.
N 51° 28.242 W 003° 09.998
30U E 488426 N 5702183
A large carved terracota brick sculpture, by Gwen Heeney, featuring a Male face. The mystical figure is sleeping, forming a bench seat. There are 3 sculptures known as 'Rhiannon Seating' located in Barquentine Place, Cardiff Bay, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMGABB
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/05/2013
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This terracotta sculpture, placed in 1999, features what appears to be a sleeping male figure, that forms a large bench seat.
"Rhiannon Seating - A series of 3 carved brick bench seats. The terracotta bricks for the new artwork were supplied by Dennis of Ruabon, the same Wrexham tile and brick company which supplied the bricks for Gwens other Beastie Benches, and the Pierhead's decorative panels one hundred years earlier. Cardiff Bay Arts Trust was established in 1990 as part of a policy on public art set out by Cardiff Bay Development Corporation. Over the first decade CBAT has worked with public institutions, private corporations and with the local community to enrich the experience for those who visit, live and work in the area. Following the wind up of CBDC, Cardiff Bay Arts Trust became CBAT The Arts & Regeneration Agency and continues to operate UK wide and internationally." Text Source: (
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