OSWESTRY: Robot sculpture 'Gigantica' comes in aid of Ukraine

Described as if it had landed from a galaxy far away , Gigantica, put together by sculptor Luke Kite, wants to achieve 'intergalactic' public exposure to the ongoing issues in the war-torn country.

The British Ironworks Centre has been alarmed over falling public support for Ukraine and has decided to relaunch its donation appeal using this sculpture.

Chairman of the British Ironwork Centre, Clive Knowles, said: "We’ve seen an enormous fall in public donations arriving.

"Originally, we were receiving two to three donations a day, but now we’ve dropped to one donation every few weeks.

"Gigantica has been placed at the entrance of the British Ironworks Centre, and hopefully it will be inspiring to children and families to realise that the UK’s support of Ukraine and Freedom should not be allowed to continually fade out."

Gigantica and its maker Luke Kite (Image: PR)

The robot is created of entirely of scrap plastic bumpers and other car parts – doubling as a champion of recycling.

Mr Knowles added: "It's always our ambition to use scrap materials in addressing national and worldwide issues.

"With winter now upon Ukraine and the Russians bombing public infrastructure and housing, we feel that this humanitarian effort needs to be escalated."

Luke Kite and his creation, Gigantica (Image: PR)

Gigantica is something that can provide plenty of picture and selfie opportunities, while simultaneously providing a boost to an extremely important cause.

All of the British Ironwork's sculptures and creations are deliberately created to raise public awareness to the difficulties here in the UK and around the world.

"From the environment crisis to social issues, using art to amplify messages to improve the world we all depend upon is something we strongly believe in," added Mr Knowles.