A SCULPTURE made of recycled bike parts that will stand close to the cycle track at West Park has been approved and is due to be unveiled next autumn.
‘Cycle of Renewal’ – which will be placed not far from the first layby on Victoria Avenue – has been designed to “inspire the community through movement” with schoolchildren and community groups being involved in its construction, overseen by artist Corey Ceccarelli.
Now with permission from the Planning Department after a year-long process – which involved Mr Ceccarelli winning the support of various government departments as well as the landowner – the Jersey-based artist is about to engage the community – with completion scheduled for autumn 2027.
Mr Ceccarelli said: “I’m really impassioned by this project, not only because it is something I envisioned, but also because I’m getting the community involved: inspiring youth to participate by collecting recycled items from around the Island, and then teaching about the sculpture, so they can design their own pieces of work.
“Then, every time they pass it, they can say ‘I was part of this’. I’m looking forward to that engagement and collaboration. Also, this project has an environmental advocacy impact: it is greatly sustainable; it’s about reattaching oneself to nature rather than taking from it.”
He added: “We are utilising resources that aren’t new and I’m getting lots of businesses involved, including bike shops, who are already excited about the project.”
In the planning application, ‘Cycle of Renewal’ is described as “a transformative public art initiative centred on the creation of a monumental, interactive sculpture crafted entirely from reclaimed and discarded bicycle components: gears, pedals, spokes, chains, frames and levers”.
The “large-scale abstract geometric sculpture” will be around 2m high and contain some subtle moving parts.
