Feature artwork installed at West Lothian Covid memorial

The striking metal sculpture centre piece called 'The Ribbon' was installed on Thursday 21 November.  The creative seating sculpture will remain temporarily wrapped for protection, whilst the ongoing groundworks continue around it.  

Once revealed, the sculpture will show a full surface pattern of artistic renderings of plants and flowers that symbolize remembrance, grief, hope and love for those who were lost during the pandemic.

This complements the recently completed feature wave wall, made of recycled stone from Polkemmet House in Whitburn. Member of the West Lothian public were invited to bring items with memories of cherished loved, which were then built into the wall to create a permanent memorial.

Final work will now be carried out at the site in Almondvale Park in Livingston town centre beside West Lothian Civic Centre to complete the project, and create the new garden area that can be used as a space for local residents to reflect on their pandemic experience 

The project is wholly funded by the Scottish Government and Greenspace Scotland through their Remembering Together project, and seeks to give all of Scotland's 32 local authority areas the chance to reflect their unique experience of the Covid pandemic with the help of commissioned artists and creative organisations. 

Scottish art and design studio Bespoke Atelier designed 'The Ribbon' after working extensively with West Lothian groups and communities to generate ideas, that reflected what residents felt as renewed sense of appreciation for outdoor spaces and community togetherness during and following the pandemic. 

The Ribbon sculpture was fabricated bv Ratho Byers Forge, whilst renowned artist and stone mason David F Wilson, creator of the striking Norgate sculpture at Deer Park Roundabout, crafted the adjacent feature wave wall.