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Jackie Kay Breathing Space Bench

What to look out for : 

Sitting at this bench you look out onto the Gerald Laing's Callanish (also known as Steel Henge), a sculpture that was erected in 1974. The inspiration behind the stones are the standing stones at Callanish on Lewis.

The sculpture served as both a fascinating work of art but also :

"To remind the scientifically orientated student that there is a place for the contemplative - and the art student that art must make use of the modern material and scale to remain relevant

Jackie Kay Plaza and surrounding areas

There are so many more things to enjoy and discover near or around this bench. If you would like to, try and find the DesignHOPES Plaque, which talks about their collaboration with the NHS staff to design low carbon, and climate friendly initiatives. We've added an image of it in the pictures below.