Three-decade-old Floating Head sculpture revived in Glasgow

Richard Groom’s 26-tonne buoyant artwork is back in the water following restoration projectBobbing in the water in the Canting Basin, by the shiny crescent of the Glasgow Science Centre, the Floating Head remains impassive as a seagull lands on its broad forehead.The seven-metre-long, 26-tonne buoyant sculpture could be a refugee from Easter Island, brought to the Clyde by the tide, only to have a bird peck at the moss covering its cheek and chin like a lopsided beard. Continue reading...