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Title: Pigeon Wave.

Year: 2002

Size: 4500mm x 2000mm x 1500mm

Materials: Steel, wood, aluminium, plastics, motor and custom electronics.

Site: The Main Ticket Hall, Cardiff Central Station, Wales.

Client: Network Rail and Cywaith Cymru/Artworks Wales.

The Pigeon Wave was commissioned by Network Rail for Cardiff Central Railway Station. It sits 25 feet high up on the west wall of the ticket hall. On the hour the pigeons celebrate, through the performance of a Mexican Wave, the arrival of the little train.

Image courtesy of Simon Turton

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