SEE MONSTER part of UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK. Courtesy of Ben Birchall PA Media copyright 22/09/22
SEE MONSTER, a decommissioned North Sea offshore platform transformed into one of the UK’s largest public art installations, will be welcoming the public onboard until 5 November 2022 at the Tropicana on Weston-super-Mare’s seafront.
The transformation of this industrial structure into a public installation suitable for visitors represents an unprecedented engineering achievement. It aims to inspire conversations about reuse, renewables, and the great British weather.
In July, the 450-tonne platform was transported by sea on a barge as large as a football pitch to the beach at Weston-super-Mare, famous for having the second highest tidal range in the world. The 35-meter tall construction can be experienced from the viewing platform at the Tropicana, seafront, beach and on board for free. It features four publicly accessible levels animated by a 10-metre-high waterfall, a 6,000-piece kinetic installation forming the monster’s shimmering scales; kinetic wind sculptures; a wild garden of grasses, plants and trees selected to thrive in a seaside micro-climate; artist-designed experiments in sustainable energy generation; a seated amphitheatre, unrivalled views out to sea from the helideck and, at its base, a broadcast studio.
