AN art student has rung the changes at a Newcastle company by creating a sculpture thats full of energy.

Former Northumbria University Fine Art student Kimberley Gaiger won a brief to find an artistic way of representing energy efficiency.

The task was set by accounting firm Deloitte to celebrate its move from Grey Street to modern, energy-efficient offices on Broad Chare, on the Quayside. The firm wanted to have artwork in the reception area to represent the move, and decided that asking Northumbria University students would also give them an opportunity too.

Kimberley, 22, originally from Stokesley in North Yorkshire but now living in Heaton, Newcastle, was looking at a light bulb while sitting in her art studio and thought the shape would be a good starting point for her idea.

She used that idea to create a piece that includes a light bulbs screw made from recycled aluminium and tree shapes to form a bulb out of recycled Deloitte paper symbolising a move from old energy to new. The piece is called Change.

Kimberley, who graduated last year, said: I was interested in installations in paper. Ive just graduated so its still something Im exploring. Its the vulnerability of paper, how it could be destroyed and you can see the marks left on it.

Tags: Fine Art