The Knife Angel is a 26 foot tall sculpture made from knives, Samarai swords and martial arts weapons. It is dedicated to victims of knife crime. Some of the knives are inscribed with the names of people lost to knife crime. It was very moving reading the comments written about the people who had been affected by this sad violence. People came from far and wide to view the beautiful and powerful sculpture.
Behind the statue to the left, on the wall of Coventry’s new cathedral you will see the equally powerful statue of St Michael defeating the devil. It was an evocative backdrop for the knife angel and symbolic of good defeating evil.
The knife angel was made in the British Ironwork Centre, in Shropshire and took over 2 years to make. Thousands of people visited the sculpture when it was in its temporary location outside of Coventry Cathedral. It has now moved from Coventry and is touring the UK. It’s definitely worth going to see if you get the chance.
This is the back of the Knife Angel 
This is a close up of some of the knives used in the sculpture
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