Charybdis is one of the premier water sculpture works of British sculptor William Pye.
From a William Packer review in the Financial Times May 19th 2004
With more of his work to be seen in public in London than that of any other modern British sculptor, to say nothing of his many commissions for public buildings, civic spaces and parks and private gardens, William Pye must be as familiar as any artist.
His monumental Zemran, of shiny stainless steel became a landmark from the moment it was set up on the South Bank in 1971. Travellers passing through Gatwick airport's north terminal have for years been reassured by his twin cones, Slipstream and Jetstream, superstitiously tossing a coin....More
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