James Capper's 'Ripper' quite literally 'rips' a path through its new home at Goodwood. The Foundation is excited to integrate Capper's industrial, crane-like structure into its quiet, woodland setting. Ripper conjures up the sights and sounds of a construction site. It clinks and grates as it drags itself along to physically carve out or 'rip' up a path, displacing earth, dirt or whatever may lie in its way.

Previously exhibited in Bold Tendencies - the Hannah Barry Gallery's annual exhibition of outdoor sculpture - on the top floor of a four-storey car park in Peckham, Ripper's new home at Goodwood demonstrates the sculpture's adaptability and potential to be housed in both urban and rural environments.

Capper's work has featured as part of the Peckham Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Art (2009), The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (2009), where he was awarded the Jack Goldhill Award for sculpture jointly with William Tucker, RA, and at the Jerwood Space, as one of the shortlisted pieces for the Jerwood Sculpture Prize (2009).

• A unique piece
• Made from steel, electric motor, control levers, concrete blocks and cable
• Standing 5m high.

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