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April 2008: One Basinghall Avenue

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A multi-figure installation at Standard Chartered Bank's new HQ at One Basinghall Avenue in the City of London has recently been completed. Nine figures which vary in scale are located on wall mounted plinths and specially constructed walkways rising through the five floors of the 23m high atrium space. The new building will house approximately 1500 employees of the bank over 10 floors.

March 2008: Winter storms

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High winds again lashed England's Northumberland coast in March of this year, leading to some further dramatic & surreal photographs of  'Couple' standing resolute in the centre of Newbiggin Bay, facing an onslaught of winter waves.

November 2007: Work in progress

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Nine new figures are currently in progress and nearing completion for permanent installation at Standard Chartered Bank's new HQ in the City of London. The variously scaled figures will be located within a 5 storey stone and glass clad atrium, on a series of platforms and wall mounted stone plinths. Installation begins in December, with the building due for completion by the Spring of 2008.

All photos are taken in Sean Henry's new studio near Salisbury, Wiltshire.

September 2007: Couple

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'Couple' - a 12.5 meter high and 20 meter wide painted sculpture - can now be seen on a new coastal breakwater at Newbiggin-By-The-Sea, in Northumberland, England. The new work stands 300 yards out into the North Sea in Newbiggin Bay and, as Britain's first permanent offshore sculpture, has received extensive media coverage, including articles in The Guardian, The Times, The Independent, Hello magazine and numerous other local UK press. TV & Radio coverage of the project includes Sky News, ITV News, BBC Radio 4, Radio 5, and the BBC 1's the 'One Show' .



August 2007: Couple: Liverpool to Newbiggin

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Sean Henry's sculpture 'Couple' is England's first permanent offshore sculpture, and was installed in Newbiggin Bay on August 17th 2007.

The 5m high figures were cast in bronze at Castle Fine Art Foundry in Wales, and then assembled and painted with the collaboration of Amberdale Boats in Liverpool.

For more photos & further information about the project please visit: http://www.newbigginbay.co.uk
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April 2007: Interview with artist: SVT Television

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An exhibition of sculpture by Sean Henry entitled 'Presence' opened at Galerie Andersson Sandstrom in Umea, Northern Sweden on April 14th 2007.

An interview with the artist and film of the exhibition is attached.
April 13th 2007 (5 mins).

Credit: Beppe Starbrink. Sveriges Television AB Umea Sweden.


April 2007: Couple: BBC Look North

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A BBC news feature on the early production of 'Couple'

April 10th 2007 (3 mins).

Summer 2005: Catafalque: Golden Square

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Time-lapse footage of the sculpture in Golden Square, Soho, London

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