Jeppe Hein
Follow Me, 2009. Royal Fort Gardens, University of Bristol. Photo: Jamie Woodley
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New British Sculpture / Bristol 1968: A new Engagement with Public Art
An essay by Julian Warren, Archivist at Arnolfini, and Bristol Record Office. The text takes as a starting point the project 'New British Sculpture/Bristol 1968: a new engagement with public' (20th May to 29th June 1968) for which twenty-five colourful and abstract pieces, typically made from welded metal and fibreglass were staged across the centre of Bristol. Warren examines the legacy of this show in Bristol and the impact that the project had further afield.
Publications
01.05.2011
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W.A.M.A: The Work As Movement Archive
The Artist Serena Korda has been appointed by Sovereign South & West to create a new work in response to the area of Barton Hill. The commission will celebrate the rich industrial history of the area in particular The Great Western Cotton Factory and the Netham Chemical Works.
01.05.2012
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Seeds of Change: Floating Ballast Seed Garden
‘Seeds of Change’ is the overall title of an ongoing ballast seed garden project from Brazillian artist Maria Thereza Alves. Between 1680 and the early 1900’s ships’ ballast – earth, stones and gravel from trade boats from all over the world used to weigh down the vessel as it docked- was offloaded into the river at Bristol. This ballast contained the seeds of plants from wherever the ship had sailed.
Maria Thereza Alves discovered that these ballast seeds can lie dormant for hundreds of years, but that by excavating the river bed, it is possible to germinate and grow these seeds into flourishing plants.21.06.2012
