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If sculpture in architecture is not to become a pleasant afterthought the object should create a cornerstone for the project as well a psychological identity for the development. This type of sculpture is traditionally something big often on a plinth and has been regarded by some modern art theorists as phallocentric. Nevertheless sculpture of this sort is effective as an iconographic landmark (Nelsons Column, The Angel of the North et. al.). In this project I invert the traditional concept and create a reversed sculpture. The plinth will be an approx 2m square hole with a mirror floor and a flooring grade glass sheet at pavement level. The public can put themselves on the plinth by walking over the glass. The sculpture forms a cerebral landmark rather than a vertical visual one and engages the public in an interactive way, as well as offering a window into different ways to view public sculpture, themselves and the world around them.