Hull City of Culture, dancing fountains switch on in May 2016:
‘Mel Chantrey, a former Turner Prize nominee, came up with the circle-inspired design two years ago and he was delighted to see his brainchild finally being given its moment in the spotlight….“It’s incredibly gratifying,” he said. “You measure success by the response of the people. You are never sure how it’s going to be received but you couldn’t ask for better than today.”….”This is an opening we’ve been planning for a long time and this is a gift from the Council to the people.” The fountains are part of a £25m public realm facelift of the city centre by Hull City Council and John Simpson, who is one of the architects involved in the project, thinks it’s great to see money spent on public features. He said: “As a company we have really enjoyed working for the Council and I think everybody has put a great deal of effort into the public realm work. The council gets a lot of criticism but there are not many councils investing this type of money in their cities so that is a brave step which should be commended.”….The Queen Victoria Square fountains feature 77 separate jets of water capable of changing direction and speed thanks to computer programming. One of them creates circles of mist which can rise up to two metres into the air.’ Hull Daily Mail 26th May 2017
Photo: Victoria Square, Hull 170619