Knife Angel by 30pics4jackiesdiamond

Knife Angel

I have wanted to see the Knife Angel for years, it's been touring the north of the United Kingdom and is now down south.

It's made from thousands of seized bladed weapons and primarily is used to highlight the negative effects of anti-social behaviour and knife crime.

At many sites there have been amnesty boxes for blades to be handed in, but there are none in leafy Guildford!

If you want more details than I can type here, it has its own official website

https://www.britishironworkcentre.co.uk/the-knife-angel-official/ The time lapse on this site is interesting too. https://www.guildford-cathedral.org/events/knife-angel

Not a beautiful sculpture, it's actually quite shocking, but it was worth a visit in rain, a bit of sleet and cold and I met up with my cousin for a cuppa and catchup in the very lovely cathedral cafe!!



So clever and symbolic. Looking forward to seeing it next week.
March 7th, 2023  
What a fascinating and thought provoking sculpture.
March 7th, 2023  
Very clever.
March 7th, 2023  
So clever
March 7th, 2023  
It might not be beautiful but it's certainly a fantastic work of art. Very poignant and thought provoking. Thanks for including the links.
March 7th, 2023  
Very thought provoking!
March 7th, 2023  
Great triptych. Too much knives in our world.
March 7th, 2023  
Impressive!
March 7th, 2023  
I love that you show three views of it in one photo! A most intriguing sculpture. Thanks for the informative link
March 7th, 2023  
I saw this in the making on PBS. What a fabulous work of art and capture!
March 7th, 2023  
Impressive sight beautifully captured Jackie, Fav:)
March 7th, 2023  
A thought-provoking work of art, wonderfully presented.
March 7th, 2023  
I want to see this, don’t know if it will come here though.
March 7th, 2023  
I have seen photos of this sculpture before, it is quite confronting isn't it.
March 7th, 2023  
when I saw it up here I too found it shocking. Powerful message - if it can be heard.
March 7th, 2023  
wow
March 7th, 2023  
Powerful
March 8th, 2023  
Wow, amazing and certainly worth seeing…
March 8th, 2023  
Such an interesting piece of work, a different way to get a point across.

My daughter lives in Aldershot, I think that may be near Guildford
March 8th, 2023  
Fascinating project. I’m glad you were able to catch it.
March 8th, 2023  
Such a thought provoking sculpture, very artfully created with a powerful message.
Jackie in our quiet sunshine coast area knives are a huge threat & almost every night on our news we hear of stabbings.
Thank you for the links...........
March 8th, 2023  
So incredibly fascinating!
March 8th, 2023  
Very provoking
March 8th, 2023  
Fascinating. Never heard of it, but would be very interesting to see.
March 8th, 2023  
@boxplayer in Piccadilly attend of the year, date to be confirmed
@christinav it is
@ludwigsdiana especially close u @happysnaps not newsworthy here anymore
@shutterbug49 me too, snow stopped play today
@kjarn less than an hour drive
@amyk it is very powerful
@narayani It is
@kali66 yup
@anniesue been waiting years for iup north to send it darn sarf
@onewing it certainly is
@carole_sandford invites yourselves to a brother in law on one of the dates I sent you!!!
@ljmanning oh thank you
@pcoulson thank you
@marlboromaam there's now a bee, made from guns and knives!!!!
@grammyn well it's only two ! Thank you
@corinnec it is
@haskar I agree
@jenbo especially when you read the statistics
@salza hoped you finf then interesting
@Dawn it is
@billyboy yes it is
@randystreat and scary
@wakelys me too, glad went yesterday, snow might have prevented trip today
March 8th, 2023  
Its amazing. I can't help feeling I've seen it before, either touring or on this site.
March 8th, 2023  
Oh - what a thought provoking sculpture - that is very interesting!
March 9th, 2023  
Fascinating sculpture! thanks for the link to more information. I like the way you have made a composite of three shots with the different POVs.
March 10th, 2023  
This is a very striking arrangement: I saw the statue in Hereford, where it was difficult to separate from the building in the background. I assume that you have masked out any background in your shot?
March 29th, 2023  
@jlmather hi John, I did get rid of the cathedral in the background
March 29th, 2023  
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