Three new pieces commissioned by Bingley Health Centre in Yorkshire were installed last week. The brand new centre opened its doors to patients on Monday the 1st of February.
See below for some photos of the work installed and here is a web-link broadcast for opening of the centre:
The theme 'Journey to Work' was chosen as a starting point for this commission because it was something common to all staff. Dominic worked with staff from the Speech and Language Therapy, Laser Clinic and Medical Photography departments capturing on film favourite views they encountered on their way to work.
'The photographs represent not only different journeys into Salisbury, but also the main variations of the Wiltshire landscape; woodland, agricultural land, the plains and river scenes.' (Dominic Pote)
Dominic's panoramic images are generated using a custom-adapted film camera. He moves the camera gently through the landscape in a single extended shot. 'Since movement is intrinsic to my work, the theme of journey seemed very appropriate. I wanted to capture the feeling of passing through the landscape whilst also retaining some details, mimicking the way in which we experience travelling. The bridge, for example, in Little Durnford is captured as if glimpsed through the trees, a frozen moment stolen from the flow of time.'
The six photographs can be found on Level 3 of the new build within the three departments Dominic worked with. The images in the Speech and Language Therapy department are accompanied by short poems written by patients during workshops with poet-in-residence Rose Flint.
See more at: http://www.artcare.salisbury.nhs.uk/DominicPote.htm
I have been appointed as the 2D artist for the Goscote Monumental Art Project, a year long project to make artwork for the Goscote Palliative Care Centre in Walsall.I will be working with the Walsall Creative Development Team and patients and local school groups in making a collection of large scale works for the interior of the new centre. I will be working along side the appointed 3D artist Tim Ward, Stained Glass artist Sasha Ward and the photographer Ming de Nasty. The project begins in November 2009 and the final works are due to be installed in October 2010.
There is a blog set up for the project which can be seen at: