Waiting to Land

I find myself on camera instead of behind it. My friend, Richard, is documenting 'the making of' my big public art commission (as referred to in previous posts both here and on the lightbox).

The project involves creation of five large, mosaic wall panels, to be installed on a building which sits near the end of the M32 in the midst of Bristol's current regeneration programme. This is exciting work, not least for its scale and position.

On the theme of angels, installation of the project is expected sometime in Autumn, although protracted alterations to the schedule have caused the launch date to suffer heavy delays already, and currently there is no new date set–you'll just have to watch this space! In light of this breath-holding wait, Richard and I visited the site as he wanted to record my reactions to the current shape of things.


Although I find it difficult being patient, making pictures of the building site helped me see it is good to hang on until the space is in better shape to receive the goods. There is a sense in which these characters will arrive when they–and we–are ready, and as it is there is a temporary form of art already in situ alongside the rather lovely diggers:



Before we started filming, we had a chance to look through some rushes of my shoot day, when Richard and another friend Roz visited us in the studio and caught some precious moments which will also go into the film. These are treasured memories and good to be restored.


Being the other side of the camera is alright when you're in the right hands, and as Richard knows what questions to prompt with I hope we are making a film that will tell an interesting story and give us the chance to reflect well on how the angels came in to land. It's been a significant journey.

Further details can be unveiled as we draw near to completion on this project – a long and patient time coming!