A rusty North Sea offshore oil rig has arrived off the British coast to appear as part of large Government art project - once dubbed 'The Festival of Brexit'. The 'See Monster' aims to “inspire conversation about the repurposing of large industrial structures and design-led solutions to sustainable futures''.
The decommissioned 450-tonne rig was transported by sea on a flatbed barge as large as a football pitch. It arrived at Weston-super-Mare in Somerset and will be taken to its new home of the Tropicana - where Banksy's Dismaland was based.
The entire construction will be 35m tall – 15m taller than the Angel of the North and just 11m shy of Nelson’s Column. It is scheduled to open to the public on the August Bank Holiday weekend.
The rig is part of 'UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK' described as a "nationwide festival in celebration of the creativity and innovation of the United Kingdom". Launched by Theresa May it was later dubbed "Festival of Brexit" by Jacob Rees-Mogg.
