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| Sculpture 'will be icon of South' | Sculpture 'will be icon of South' |
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| A public sculpture twice as high as the Angel of the North and intended to be visible from road, rail and air, is to be built in the south of England. | A public sculpture twice as high as the Angel of the North and intended to be visible from road, rail and air, is to be built in the south of England. |
| Five artists have been shortlisted for the £2m public art commission sited on a hilltop in north Kent, including Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger. | Five artists have been shortlisted for the £2m public art commission sited on a hilltop in north Kent, including Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger. |
| The work will mark the new Ebbsfleet International station and the planned transformation of Ebbsfleet Valley. | The work will mark the new Ebbsfleet International station and the planned transformation of Ebbsfleet Valley. |
| It is expected to be completed on a site next to the A2 by 2010. | It is expected to be completed on a site next to the A2 by 2010. |
| "It is an iconic thing we're trying to create here," said Allan Willett, chairman of the selection committee, and Lord Lieutenant of Kent. | "It is an iconic thing we're trying to create here," said Allan Willett, chairman of the selection committee, and Lord Lieutenant of Kent. |
| He said the new sculpture, the height of Nelson's Column, would represent the regeneration of north west Kent, and the growth of London eastwards. | He said the new sculpture, the height of Nelson's Column, would represent the regeneration of north west Kent, and the growth of London eastwards. |
| War protest | War protest |
| Wallinger won the 2007 Turner Prize for State Britain, in which he recreated in a gallery Brian Haw's anti-Iraq war protest mounted outside Parliament. | Wallinger won the 2007 Turner Prize for State Britain, in which he recreated in a gallery Brian Haw's anti-Iraq war protest mounted outside Parliament. |
| The other shortlisted names to design the sculpture are French artist Daniel Buren, Turner Prize winners Richard Deacon and Rachel Whiteread, whose work has included a concrete cast of the inside of an entire Victorian terraced house, and sculptor Christopher Le Brun. | The other shortlisted names to design the sculpture are French artist Daniel Buren, Turner Prize winners Richard Deacon and Rachel Whiteread, whose work has included a concrete cast of the inside of an entire Victorian terraced house, and sculptor Christopher Le Brun. |
| The Angel of the North has helped to regenerate Tyneside | The Angel of the North has helped to regenerate Tyneside |
| They will develop proposals for the 50 metre (164ft) Ebbsfleet Landmark over the next three months, with the final work to be chosen by a selection panel. | They will develop proposals for the 50 metre (164ft) Ebbsfleet Landmark over the next three months, with the final work to be chosen by a selection panel. |
| Wallinger said the site was in an area with a rich history, dating back to the Bronze Age | Wallinger said the site was in an area with a rich history, dating back to the Bronze Age |
| "Its current position at the nexus of road and rail links to Europe emphasises its position as a gateway to London and England - a position it has enjoyed since the Romans built Watling Street. | "Its current position at the nexus of road and rail links to Europe emphasises its position as a gateway to London and England - a position it has enjoyed since the Romans built Watling Street. |
| "The challenge is to create something enduring that is a landmark for the transient passenger or motorist and a cherished part of the town. | "The challenge is to create something enduring that is a landmark for the transient passenger or motorist and a cherished part of the town. |
| "Chalk quarries, cement works and the remains of the paper industry now dot the landscape. | "Chalk quarries, cement works and the remains of the paper industry now dot the landscape. |
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| "There is a wealth of material and historical inspiration for an artist." | "There is a wealth of material and historical inspiration for an artist." |
| Whiteread said: "It has been a long time since I have been so excited about a project. | Whiteread said: "It has been a long time since I have been so excited about a project. |
| "Having grown up close to the area, I find the landscape of this part of Kent familiar, fascinating and inspiring. | "Having grown up close to the area, I find the landscape of this part of Kent familiar, fascinating and inspiring. |
| "Properly-funded commissions of this scale and ambition are rare." | "Properly-funded commissions of this scale and ambition are rare." |
| Antony Gormley's steel Angel of the North was unveiled on a hill overlooking the A1 at Gateshead in 1998 and has been named a British icon. | Antony Gormley's steel Angel of the North was unveiled on a hill overlooking the A1 at Gateshead in 1998 and has been named a British icon. |