Grit & Pearl through its contract with Sunderland City Council commissioned a series of artworks by Andrew Small to greet cyclists as they reach the final leg of the C2C cycle route.
Second Sun – located next to the Wearmouth Bridge – is an aluminium sphere with a lenticular screen featuring animated images of the sun taken from a NASA satellite. East of the Wearmouth Bridge, cyclists encounter a series of waymarkers that have been placed along the final mile of the C2C. Each waymarker features images of planets in our solar system situated at relative distances from Second Sun, with a countdown to the end of the route.
‘C’ creates a celebratory end point for cyclists as they finish this challenging journey. ‘C’ is a large granite monolith, which frames Roker Lighthouse and places the end of the route firmly in Sunderland. The mirror-polished finish – reflecting surroundings and people nearby – has star constellations etched into its surface.