Barbican Centre: Grain and Scale

To mark our role on the Barbican Renewal, ‘Barbican Centre: Grain and Scale’ is a sculptural piece that is part of the 2023 Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. Made in our modelshop, the sculpture is made of eight jesmonite cubes each of a different detail found within the Barbican Centre at different scales: texture of concrete (1:1), wall detail (1:5), lakeside balcony (1:10), Art Gallery (1:20); fountain steps (1:50), foyer staircase (1:100), fountains (1:200) and foyer (1:500). They can be arranged together or apart. The result is many different permutations.