Art / Sculpture
Cactus replaces pineapple at corner of Castle Park
Love them or loath them, Bristol’s yellow scaffolding pole adornments have become a familiar sight around the city in recent years.
The biggest and most recognisable of the lot has long been a pineapple in the corner of Castle Park near the former Bank of England building.
But now that is no more, with artist Duncan McKellar replacing the tropical fruit with a cactus.
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Duncan McKellar could be seen up a ladder on Tuesday morning creating the new piece.
Previous work from McKellar – whose other job is a tour guide around the streets of Bristol – has included a Kinder Egg volcano on College Green and a series of mirrors along the US and Mexico border.
The pineapple itself grew out of a sculpture that McKellar made at the start of 2017 from discarded Christmas trees.
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