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Cottonopolis
ChewTheFloat.
ProposaltoexhibitLumenMemoria.
RichardDawson,
60StamfordRoad,
Mossley,
OL50BG.
07932050926
Cottonopolis.ChewTheFloat.
ProposalforVictoriaBaths
The Victoria Baths were one of the first municipal buildings in Manchester to utilizeelectric lightingandincandescentbulbs. InresponsetothisIproposetoexhibitLumenMemoria,amemorialtotheseubiquitousmarvelsofVictoriantechnology.
AboutThePiece
The Lumen Memoria installation consists of 100 incandescent light bulbs suspendedfromatimberframe.Thebulbsarecontrolledbyanumberofdimmerswitchesdrivenbysteppermotorstoslowlyilluminateandthenfadeinrandomsequencesandgroupsevokingaquasi‐religiousairofmemorialandmemory.The installation isaccompaniedbyasoundscapeofcontactmicrecordingsofthebulbs‘chiming’tolifeandelectrichum.
Concept
The installation responds to the idea of the old, forgotten and abandoned spacesthrough the usage of the ‘extinct technologies’ of incandescent bulbs and by evokingfeelingsofamemorialandsacredspace.IpicturetheVictoriaBathsbeinga‘cathedral’toleisurewhentheywerebuiltandinuseandimaginethatalongwithaccesstobathingthattheelectricbulbsandfantastic(andnowsadlymissing)chandelierswerealsoanewandexcitingdrawforbathers.
TheincandescentlightbulbparallelstheVictoriaBathsassomethingelseofgreatbeautythat was created in the Victorian era and that has been undervalued and is nowthreatenedwithbecominglostorextinct.
Aestheticallythefeelandqualityof lightprovidedbythe installationwouldprovideanidealilluminationforthebeauty,coloursandtexturesoftheVictoriaBaths.
Siting
The installationwould ideally be situated in the Russian Sauna and Shower Rooms asthese offer the best opportunities for suspension and support for the structure,alternatelysitingwithinoneofthebasementroomsifallowed,wouldsuitthe‘aura’ofthepiece.
Practicalconsiderations
The installationwould ideallybesuspendedfromexistingceiling fittings if the locationallows. If thiswerenotpossibledue to thenatureof thebuilding Iwould construct asupportstructuredesignedtosuittheaestheticofthelocation.
Theinstallationrequirestwomainssockets.
Afullriskassessmentcanbesupplied.
AllworkiscoveredbypublicandproductliabilityinsuranceandI’mBBCH&Strainedforsetconstruction.
Cottonopolis.ChewTheFloat.
Furtherinfo:
Examplesofmyworkareviewablehere:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21007707@N07/collections/
Andlumenmemoriavideoishere:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21007707@N07/sets/72157613078227006/
orviathelinksat:
www.arbarus.co.uk
Publicity
I’mcurrentlypressofficerforWoodendArtistsandwouldliketooffersupportpublicizingtheeventthroughournetworkandcontactlists.
Ifyourequireanyfurtherinfoorwouldliketodiscussanydetailsoftheproposalpleasedonothesitatetogetintouchviardawson101@hotmail.comor07932050926.
Manythanks,
Richard.