Detail of Floating Garden sculpture with concrete and plastic

Floating Garden: Ben Cain and Tina Gverović

Floating Garden sculpture in front of an autumnal tree

Artist-duo Ben Cain and Tina Gverović have created the sculpture Floating Garden for the University in response to the theme of ‘library’. It is installed on the grass in the library quad, near the URS building. The sculpture’s unique material is an aggregate of limecrete, sand and stones, and incorporates plastic waste generated by the University. Its simple form invites interaction – it can be sat on, stood on, or used in more inventive ways!

Find out more about the ideas and processes behind Floating Garden by exploring the tiles below.

For a full transcript of our Q&A with the artists, click here.

Details of different materials planned for use in Floating Garden sculpture

Library of Materials

Library of Materials

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Label for Floating Garden reading

Material Development

Material Development

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Floating Garden sculpture in front of the URS building on the Whiteknights Campus

Place and Participation

Place and Participation

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