Projects
northcabin - Laying the Bounds
Laying the Bounds, 2009. Helen de Main. Photo: Simeon Higginson
Synopsis
northcabin is a temporary commissioning programme taking place in a disused operating cabin on Redcliffe Bridge, Bristol. northcabin commissions emerging artists to produce unique and ambitious artworks for the public realm.
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Artists
Helen de Main
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Location
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Category
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Date
2009
Description
northcabin is a temporary commissioning programme taking place in a disused operating cabin on Redcliffe Bridge, Bristol. northcabin commissions emerging artists to produce unique and ambitious artworks for the public realm.
Helen de Main, Laying the Bounds, 20 August - 20 September 2009 (sculpture)
Helen de Main’s new commission built on the site of the cabin as a prominent position within the city and commented on the current regeneration climate. By encasing the cabin from within, the artist demonstrated the different traditions in which existing buildings are re-developed and come to contain distinct other forms. The work created a second space inside the cabin with a contrasting set of references, creating a tension between the two structural forms, which challenged perceived hierarchies between architectural structures.
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Commissioner
Katie Daley-Yates
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Produced by
N/A
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Partners
Bristol City Council and Spike Island Associates Programme
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Supported by
Arts Council South West, Bristol City Council, Situations, University of the West of England, Alias, Spike Island Associates Programme, Interface, Xited and Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop.