{"id":209980,"date":"2025-10-19T01:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T01:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/209980\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T01:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T01:09:14","slug":"mysterious-statue-outside-oxford-said-business-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/209980\/","title":{"rendered":"Mysterious statue outside Oxford Sa\u00efd Business School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The huge sculpture depicts a bearded man sitting down with his arms resting on his briefcase.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Installed in recent weeks, it was sculpted by Sean Henry, an artist based in Hampshire.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  His approach fuses the disciplines of ceramics with those of sculpture and his works include the Seated Figure at the North York Moors National Park, created in 2017.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/25547331.village-community-sends-desperate-pub-plea-ellen-degeneres\/?ref=ed_recent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Village community sends out desperate pub plea to Ellen DeGeneres<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Now the exhibition &#8216;Who Am I?&#8217; has opened outside the business school on Park End Street, with 10 sculptures being showcased.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>It has attracted comment from passers-by(Image: Ed Burnett)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The exhibits were created between 2001 and 2024 and have been installed within the lobby and corridors of the building, with the largest artwork &#8211; the 3m high Seated Figure &#8211; found outside the front entrance.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Sean Henry said the exhibit reflects his interest in &#8220;identity&#8221; and is intended to consider the role of art in business and to question ideas of status and individuality.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>The statue is part of a wider exhibition(Image: Ed Burnett)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  On his website, he said: &#8220;We are all very adept at reading the human form, from details of clothing to body language to a look in the eye, and we generally make judgements and decisions about people quite rapidly.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n    Be the first to know with Oxford Mail! \ud83d\udcf1<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 Our flash sale brings the latest local happenings directly to you. Take advantage of our exclusive offer of over 40 per cent off an annual subscription.<br \/>Your community&#8217;s stories await. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpecialOffer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#SpecialOffer<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eP825WLl9z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/eP825WLl9z<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uFugf53nGk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/uFugf53nGk<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    \u2014 Oxford Mail (@TheOxfordMail) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheOxfordMail\/status\/1972936850852757613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 30, 2025<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;With most of my sculptures I strive to keep the identity of the sitter anonymous, and to engage with what I call \u2018the psychology of scale\u2019 by deliberately making my figures either smaller or larger than life size.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;This shift in scale leaves room for the imagination, and allows space for the viewer in terms of what they bring to the encounter with the artworks themselves.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The exhibit runs until January 15, 2026.\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The huge sculpture depicts a bearded man sitting down with his arms resting on his briefcase. 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