Gateway

Gateway is a site specific sculpture that celebrates the historical and modern importance of the city of Southampton as a major trading port. The sculpture connects with the city as a place for world trade and also connects with the industrial heritage of Centenary Quay as an important location for ship building. The form of the sculpture represents a section of a sphere or globe and it can also be read from certain viewpoints as suggesting the prow of a ship. The top surface carries a selection of model boats based on the trade and movement of ships into and out of Southampton from the past to the present, and includes the Titanic. The sides of the sculpture extend the world geography of maps and locations sailing East and West with the inclusion of land forms and ocean currents.