Former student's installation to be viewed by millions on Remembrance Day

UCA Canterbury graduate Ted Harrison, 63,  has recently completed a large scale art installation for St Pauls Cathedral, which will be seen by millions across the world on 11 November.

His piece, measuring 30 feet in diameter, is placed under the Cathedral's dome. It is made up of thousands of fallen poppies which from ground level seem to have fallen in a random arrangement, but when seen from the famous whispering gallery above will reveal a striking image.

Ted said: "My work symbolises the randomness of warfare – who lives and who dies is often a matter of chance. Looking down on the circle you will see the poppies have another purpose - they make up an image of three children who have all been involved in war as combatants. The UN outlaws the recruitment of minors but it is thought there are over 250,000 male and female soldiers worldwide aged under 18, some as young as 9."

The installation was constructed over a number of months in an old RAF base near Ted's home on the Shetland Islands and was transported in 28 pieces to St Pauls Cathedral. His project was supported by a Visual Artist Award from Shetland Arts in Partnership with Creative Scotland.