YP Comment: City of culture in the spotlight

So, too, was the Made in Hull light and sound show, the public art display that launched the city’s new cultural dawn.

But if that grabbed people’s attention then so, too, did the arrival yesterday of a 250ft-long sculpture that now stands proudly in the heart of the city centre. It is the brainchild of multimedia artist Nayan Kulkarni who has taken the giant blade that would normally sit at the top of a wind turbine and turned it into an artwork.

Hull has a rich industrial and cultural heritage and this momentous sculpture brings these two vibrant strands together. But all this would mean nothing if it did not bring people into Hull – which it has.

Its first week as City of Culture has generated more than 340,000 visits – a third of the one million expected throughout the year. These are exciting times for Hull and this is just the start.

Blade of glory: Crowds flock to see giant rotor in Hull city centre