page_title: Made in Hull
section_title: Blade
hierarchical_section_title: Made in Hull / Blade
caption_attribution_description: English: A 75m long wind turbine blade was placed in Hull's Queen Victoria Square as part of the UK City of Culture events of 2017.
context_page_description: Made in Hull was the opening season of Hull UK City of Culture 2017 and began with an opening event which ran from 1–7 January 2017. The opening event was devised by creative director Sean McAllister and writer Rupert Creed. It consisted of installations in eight locations across the city of Hull and marked the beginning of the city's period as UK City of Culture, a four-yearly event. By the end of the opening event on 7 January, over 300,000 people were reported to have visited the event and positive reactions were reported in national and local media.
context_section_description: On 8 January 2017, a 250-foot (76 m) rotor-bade was installed in Queen Victoria Square as part of the Look Up series of installations. The blade was manufactured by Siemens at its factory on Alexandra Dock, Hull and was in place until 18 March. The installation, known as Blade, was not announced in the programme and was a surprise to the general public until the small hours of Sunday 8 January, when the giant artefact was slowly driven through the centre of the city and put in place. In an installation devised by artist Nayan Kulkarni, the blade is set at an angle so that the tip is 5.5 metres (18 ft) above the ground, allowing double decker buses to pass underneath. The installation was the first in a series to be known as Look Up, a programme of temporary artworks created for the city’s public spaces and places. After the blade was installed in Victoria Square it was discovered that there was no planning permission for the structure, required because it was to be in place for more than 28 days. City of Culture chief executive Martin Green said that because the installation was a surprise it had been agreed that planning permission would be sought retrospectively.
caption: The Blade installation as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017.
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