Mansfield: Giant walk-through sculpture to open at park

The giant inflatable structure will be located at Chesterfield Road Park

A giant inflatable walk-through sculpture will appear in a Mansfield park during the Easter school holiday.

The huge installation will be located in Chesterfield Road Park from 4 to 13 April.

Called the Timisien Luminarium, the sculpture is described as a "monumental labyrinthine network of columns, tunnels and pods" by organisers.

Mansfield District Council said it hoped the attraction would promote the town as a great place to explore.

The Luminarium sculpture, made by the Architects of Air, will feature 20 colourful domes and pods.

Visitors will be able to walk through pods and tunnels in the 40m (130ft) structure

Alan Parkinson, of Architects of Air, said the installation was "surprising in its luminosity and makes a direct impact on the senses".

"Through labyrinthine tunnels and cavernous domes, visitors move in a medium of saturated and subtle hues," he said.

"Vivid reflections of liquid colour spill across the curved walls creating a world apart from the normal and everyday."

The art installation was made possible through funding by the government and Arts Council England as part of the council's National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) status and the Destination Mansfield programme.

Locals are advised to pre-book tickets for the event, which will cost £3.

Stuart Richardson, portfolio holder for regeneration and growth, said: "We are delighted to be able to bring world-class cultural experiences of this kind to Mansfield to help raise the profile of the district both regionally and nationally and develop the visitor economy here."