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IN AND OUT OF THE WATER - community project
Starting the story of the Water Bench
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Step 1: As public artist my
role starts with research into the history of the site, wildlife
(current, hoped for and feared) and local stories and myths.
I started with conversations with the EPIC team and landowner, went on to
find library books, looked at online sites then continued by talking to
local people through a series of workshops |
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Step 2:
Was practical workshops with local people on 6th, 29th October and 2nd
November 2019, where we talked about the site, its stories, wildlife,
history and future and made drawings in charcoal and chalk - then went on
to create some of the designs as droplets in two cement colours
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This was included as part of
the national project
THE BIG DRAW
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We had lots of contributions in the form of droplet drawings, ideas and
stories about the river and the site during the first
workshop.
Here is a picture of the results
click to picture enlarge
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each cement droplet was then made on a wire structure like this one below
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This was the sample
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These are some of the droplets that were made by local people and
helpers
There is no paint used. The colours are different toned cements
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at the Harriet Johnson Centre
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This is how the final
design for the cement bench back was arranged with the drawings fixed onto
the watery wire display so that every theme discussed was represented as
well as some of the important elements that came out of the
research .
The watery wire structure made for the display was actually used inside the cement bench
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click on either of
these below for a key to the images used on the bench droplets
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Step3: The making
of the Water Bench
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Click here for pictures of the
Water Bench being made and moved
Click here for a printable
explanation of the themes and references
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This is how it turned out
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Water Bench front
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Water Bench back
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