Conversation Piece

I've had a pleasant day out and about on the culture trail again. This was taken at around 12.30pm this afternoon.

The 'Weebles' is a popular nickname for this 22-piece sculpture called Conversation Piece, situated on Little Haven beach, South Shields. Created by Spanish sculptor Juan Muñoz, each figure is about 1.5 metres high and is cast in bronze.

Conversation Piece is part of the Art on the Riverside project, the largest programme of public art in the UK, funded by a £3.5m National Lottery grant and £2.7m from public and private sources, which will place over 100 artworks, created by local, national and international artists, on the banks of the Tyne and the Wear.