Commuters in Britain will soon be treated to the sensational sight of a city centre eyesore literally turning itself inside out.The former Yates’s Wine Lodge building, opposite Moorfields station, is now the subject of one of the more eye-catching pieces of art planned for Capital of Culture.
Sculptor Richard Wilson has cut out an egg-shaped section of the derelict building’s front which measures eight metres across and fixed it to a giant pivot usually found in the shipping or nuclear industries.
Once it is officially up and running later this month, the facade will rotate like a huge opening and closing window, giving passers-by a glimpse of the interior. The artwork, called Turning The Place Over will run until the end of 2008.
Video after the jump.
Video: Akamai (WMV file)
Source: Liverpool
Tags: Art | Rotating Facade | Turning The Place Over
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