Touchwood Sculpture,
Solihull
Touchwood is a major retail and leisure development in
the centre of Solihull, West Midlands. I was commissioned to create a 9m
bentwood, metal and glass kinetic sculpture that hangs in one of the three main
entrances to the shopping centre. The final artwork was inspired by work of
contemporary basket makers and weavers and the arts and crafts movement, a
theme that is used within the development.
Client: Lend Lease
Project Manager: Alan Rossiter, Freeform
Architect: Eric Khune Associates
Construction: Rupert Allen, Doug Little
Photography: Brigit Hegarty and Robin Brigham
Initial design proposals
First model, drawing with wire
Second model, formed wood
Third scale model of sculpture and building
Works in progress
Constructing central kinetic piece
Details of brass washers and key supporting features
Glass and metal details
Transportation from London to Solihull
12 hours installation in Solihull, 6pm - 6am
The other day .. (September 2012) I went up to Solihull to see how the sculpture was doing. Here are some photos of it taken by my friend Robin Brigham.
Mare street Methodist Church, Hackney, London
I was commissioned by Free Form Arts Trust to design
and make Mare St. Methodist Church door handles In Hackney, London and oversee the production of the
windows. The handles were based on the figures of an African King and Queen
representing Adam and Eve, as the majority of the congregation came from
Africa. They were hand carved out of African mahogany. The windows had images
sandblasted on them which were originally drawn by children from the Sunday
School.
Client: Mare St. Methodist Church
Architect: Free Form Arts Trust
Production Manager: Alan Rossiter
Artist and maker: Brigit Hegarty
