The Regent's Park has been turned into an open air sculpture gallery for five months - from 27 June-27 November 2007 - after six large sculptures, including a 3.6m high bronze and three life-sized figures, were installed in Queen Mary's Gardens.

They are the works of two well-known sculptors, Unus Safardiar and Sean Henry. The most valuable is a 3.6m high x 3.8m deep bronze, worth around �280,000 and weighing nearly three tons, entitled 'Gate of Multiplicity' by Safardiar. In addition, there are three life-sized human figures by Sean Henry, constructed in fibreglass, entitled 'Walking Man', 'Laying Man' and 'Floating Man'. The Gate of Multiplicity Exhibition will remain in the Park for five months.

By contrast, an earth sculpture of a giant newt has been taking shape. Members of the Chinese National Healthy Living Centre and volunteers have been working on it over the last couple of weeks using soil, clay and turf � weighing almost 20 tons in total. The sculpture will remain as part of the Wildlife Garden, which is designed to encourage wildlife.

The exhibition, which is free, and the earth sculpture can be viewed during Park opening hours (5am to dusk).

• The Safardiar and Henry sculptures are free standing on the lawns in Queen Mary Gardens, The Regent's Park, NW1. As well as the exhibits named above, there is a 4.7m high bronze called 'Rubocity' and an acrylic entitled 'Feeling Transparent' � the latter will be installed in September 2007. The exhibition is curated by Inna Khegay, a founder of the Regent's Art Foundation.
• The Wildlife Garden is a joint project between the RSPB and The Royal Parks and is designed to show how to encourage wildlife in urban spaces. It has raised beds depicting different plants that provide food and shelter for a wide range of wildlife. Alongside this are a woodpile for insects, a shed with a sedum roof, a pond and bog garden. It is located next to the Tennis Courts off York Bridge, between the Inner and Outer Circles of Regent's Park.
• Earth sculptures are made from soil bagged up and created into a shape, using stakes to hold it in place. The shape is clad with a clay/straw mix and turfed with grass and wild flowers.
• The Regent's Park has a history of displaying works of art, being the location of the Frieze Art Fair for the last four years. The Park has hosted 19 granite sculptures by Ronald Rae in the English Gardens between 1998 and 2002 and an exhibition of nine sculptures by the Croatian artist Dusan Dzamonja, also in the English Gardens.
• The Regent's Park won the Civic Trusts Green Flag 2007/08 award, which recognises high quality public parks and green spaces that are managed in environmentally sustainable ways.
• The nearest tube is Baker Street.

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Gate of Multiplicity exhibition: Unus Safardiar 020 7449 9776, m 07495 7761517, email: unussafardiar@aol.com

For the RSPB/Wildlife Garden: Tim Webb, RSPB London Communications Officer 020 7808 1246 or 07921 740 753 tim.webb@rspb.org.uk