A conical sculpture of mirror-polished steel which seems to defy the laws of gravity has joined the public art collection of a North-East city.

Commissioned by Newcastle's Grainger Town Partnership, Ever Changing, the sculpture by Eilis O'Connell, is one of the final pieces of the Grainger Town arts programme to be completed. The towering sculpture has been erected in Bath Lane. Set at an angle of 73 degrees, its polished surface reflects the surrounding buildings.

Ms O'Connell said: "From the very beginning, I thought it would be interesting that the site was tilted, and the idea for this sculpture responds to that.

"The surface of the sculpture is mirror-polished. Its title, Ever Changing, refers to the fact that the environment will be continually reflected on the surface of the sculpture.

"It will mirror the surrounding architecture, the changing skies, the movement of traffic and people."

The project, which came to an end in 2003, commissioned public art schemes as part of its initiatives to revitalise the area.

The wide-ranging arts programme has already included Man With Potential Selves, a sculpture by Sean Henry, at the bottom of Grainger Street, and Nine Things To Do On A Bench, by Cate Watkinson and Julia Darling.