Steve Mehdi (left) and business partner Paul Blackburn (Mehdi Sculptures Ltd) with the AMRC’s model
The University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has completed production of a two metre model of a proposed landmark sculpture for the Sheffield city region. The Man of Steel is the work of sculptor Steve Mehdi, and was originally created as a 30cm bronze figure. It is designed to pay tribute to South Yorkshire's long history of steel and coal industries, while also reflecting the region's 21st century strengths in advanced manufacturing and metals technology. "Man of Steel was inspired by the men and women I worked with in engineering in Sheffield, and the generations of people who worked in steel and coal across the region," says Mehdi. "The inspiration for a landmark version of the sculpture came from local people who first saw the sculpture in an exhibition of my work and said 'This could be our Angel of the North'." The proposed 38 metre sculpture will feature a 20 metre stainless steel figure sat on an 18 metre coal-black column. This future landmark will overlook the M1 motorway from a former landfill site a few miles north of the AMRC campus on the Advanced Manufacturing Park. The project has received strong support from local businesses and universities.
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