The Hope Sculpture started as a conversation with Ramboll and became a gift from 50 companies to Glasgow. It is a testament to the power of collaboration and dedication to deliver a better future
Steuart Padwick
The Hope Sculpture is a 23-metre high monument designed by Steuart Padwick, newly unveiled in Glasgow's stunning Cuningar Loop. It features an anonymous child embracing the surrounding nature and reaching out to a greener, hopeful future, and comes at a critical time for the future of the planet and all that live on it.
The child stands atop 20m high elegant columns that take their form from the brick chimney stalks that once littered the East End of Glasgow, with the entire sculpture constructed using low carbon, reclaimed, recycled or sustainable materials, of which almost all have been locally sourced.
The team behind The Hope Sculpture have developed an impressive and diverse partnership of over 50 organisations whose generosity has made the project possible. ARCADE was approached to add an immersive element to the experience, offering a way for those unable to visit the sculpture in person to participate and show their support.
The result is an augmented reality effect that lets Facebook and Instagram users place their very own Hope Sculpture wherever they are in the world, and pose with it for selfies that can be shared with the hashtag #myhopesculpture.
We are proud to be a part of The Hope Sculpture team, and pleased to be able to play a role in raising the awareness and engagement with this wonderful and important project.
Facebook users can access the effect here, and Instagram users here. The effects work on mobile and tablet.
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