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“IT’S a symbol of tragic beauty, a message conveyed in ominously dark material. Watching its gradual creation inspired me to compose music which merely touches on the myriad of emotions experienced in such devastating loss of life.”
That’s what jazz violinist Faith Brackenbury says of The Knife Angel, the powerful 27-foot tall creation of sculptor Alfie Bradley, who lives near her in Shropshire.
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