Descension (Anish Kapoor)

Descension is an impressive sculpture that depicts water’s continuous swirling motion as it rushes down an 8m (26-ft) diameter vortex representing a powerful form that is sucked into the earth

Anish Kapoor - Descension, 2014, Château de Versailles, Versailles, 2015, © ADAGP Anish Kapoor, photo Fabrice Seixas

Descension, Anish Kapoor, 2014, Château de Versailles, 8m (26ft) 2015, photo: Fabrice Seixas & kamel mennour, Paris/London

Anish Kapoor - Descension, 2014, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, New York, 2017, photo James Ewing, Public Art Fund, NY

Anish Kapoor - Descension, 2014, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, New York, 2017, photo James Ewing, Public Art Fund, NY

Anish Kapoor - Descension, 2014, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, New York, 2017, photo James Ewing, Public Art Fund, NY

Descension, Anish Kapoor, 2014, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, New York, 2017, 8m (26ft), photo: James Ewing/Public Art Fund

Anish Kapoor - Descension, 2014, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy, 2015

Descension, Anish Kapoor, 2015, Steel, water, motor, 500 x 500 cm, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy, 2015, photo: Ela Bialkowska