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Isle of Man Regeneration: Public Art Programme

Presentation - 24 April 2012

Laxey

Noah Rose, Ian Banks, Matt Owen

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Introduction

Noah Rose & Associates have been appointed to coordinate artistic direction for public art

as part of the strategic regeneration programmes for

Ramsey, Laxey, Peel and the South West (Port Erin and Port St. Mary).

Some limited coordination also applies to separate public art developments forDouglas and Castletown.

Information on this programme and on Noah Rose & Associates can be viewed on:

http://sevenmanxtowns.blogspot.com/

Team comprises: Noah Rose (Lead Artist & Coordinator); Ian Banks (Public ArtConsultant & Architect); and Matt Owen (Associate Artist).

As a starting point, the issues that the team considered critical to the successful

undertaking of the island-wide project cover 5 key strands - which are:

Location and Distinctiveness (a unique sense of place)

1. Community Engagement (arts activity used more as action research)2. Design Team Integration (being fit for the brief, achievable and sustainable)

3. Broadening Opportunities (facilitating local artists and creative skills etc)

4. Cultural Visioning & Branding (being part of a joined-up cultural & tourism strategy)

Isle of Man Regeneration Public Art Co-ordination - Noah Rose & Associates
http://sevenmanxtowns.blogspot.com/http://sevenmanxtowns.blogspot.com/

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Laxey Public Art Brief

Strands 1 3 of the more localised brief for Laxey, sets the public art focus on the immediate

areas centred around the Tram station and New Road, but also look to radiate out. Ideas

proposed are still draft in focus, and will eventually compliment with the earlier public

consultation and current regeneration scheme under development by Dalrymple Associates.


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Laxey - Identified Sites / Project Ideas

Initially, 11 public art ideas have been identified for Laxey itself. Many form optional or

alternative suggestions for permanent or temporary artworks. Ideas now need to be tested

against community and design team support; available budgets; as well as the local

available skills of artists etc. Not all will be possible - though some may lay the seed forfuture commissions (by others perhaps), including pan-island ones.

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01. Artisan Crafts - Rose Garden / New Road Station Connection

Contemporary crafts commission. Typographical paving and wall pieces to interpret Laxey

community and history in hand-cut stone-carved letters. Possibility of similar exploration into

use of decorative cast & embossed lead or etched zinc work linking to Laxey mine subject

to skills availability. Possible links to Manx Litfest 2012 & IoM Poetry Society.

Linked to linear interventions in terms of hard landscaping and interpretation along route

from Laxey Wheel via Rose Garden development and redeveloped public space(s) and new

connection through off New Road to the tram station.

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02. Tram Station - Interpretation Seating

Artisan crafted street furniture in hardwood, stone or steel (recycled rails etc?), placed around

tram station and adjacent public realm. With discrete text interpretation and soundscape

applied via integral MP3 players headphone port (people to provide own). Potentially

interchangeable with wayfinding proposals and transport information.


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03. Laxey Glen Sculpture Trail

Looped public art trail from New Road through Laxey Glen linking to current features of the

gardens, the Pavilion and also the Institute near its entrance. Linked to wood and other

sustainable and sensory themes and exploring not just sculpture but also seating and

sitooterie type micro-architecture bothies and covered seating. Existing participatory arts

events programme further developed and enhanced to compliment.

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Snaefell Webcam / Satnav Sunset Diner


04. Sci-Art Automotive

Sci-Art and engineering exploration linked to the Manx Electric railway, via a powered and

interactive Van Der Graaf generator, clock, soundscape or other engineered / digital

automative. Link to weather and tram timetable (webcams and satnavs on board trams i.e.

Snaefell Sunset Diner Service). Adds to existing IoM webcams as well as links to redundant

historic equipment previously housed in Laxey. More information required on this.

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Laxey Walking Tour TramStation

This is the lower terminus of theSnaefell Mountain Railway, and istherefore the island's only dual-gaugestation.Next link


05. Tram & Coach Gateways - Wayfinding / Interpretation

Traditional Information points as well as location-specific apps for wayfinding and QR Tag

interpretation (Linked to Laxey Wheel, coach station and tram station Laxey Glen Gardens

etc as local hub and gateway with red telephone boxes perhaps used as mini information

points?). Possible free Wi-Fi zone to station and Geocaching?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snaefell_Mountain_Railwayhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snaefell_Mountain_Railway

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06. Stamps

Linking the local post office bus and with tram station via Church Hill (or new pedestrian

route made from New Road), artists to create new contemporary stamp series for Laxey on

electric / transport themes and also exhibit via light projection, shop windows, street banners

(New Road) and other printed media (could be one set for each town or similar).

Contemporary nature anticipated. Exemplar artist case studies as example, include the recent

Internment Camp artist series and the current Paul Smith Olympic designs.Manx Electric

Railway120th anniversary in 2013?

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07. Laxey Light & Water Festival

Pop-Up linear temporary intervention of lighting, projection and sound or music up to

Laxey Wheel along meandering River and trails from centre (or beach) to create temporary

winter festival event. Could celebrate new Hope (after Lady Isabellas husband Lieutenant

Governor Hope).

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08. Working in Silos

Painted lettering, graphic art or light projection (temporary & permanent etc) to Laxey Glen

Mills silos (subject to permission). Either visual art or graphic advertising.

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09. Laxey Working Mens Institute

Suggestion of further enhancement of Institute as both physical gateway to Laxey, community

hub and arts host & focus combined. Lack of any outdoor public space and beauty of

orientation looking down onto deep glen. Potential architectural deck set at

tree canopy height or artist lighting or projection installation from windows.

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10. Funicular Exploration Temporary Transport Pilot & Shuttle Tour

Temporary seasonal intervention to explore sustainable transport. Tours up and down Church

Hill and Glen Road via artist walking, Steam Carriage (linking water propulsion history) or

pilot community white bike sharing scheme - to link the station, wool mill and beach - plus

other destinations as identified during holiday season. Horse drawn carriages considered but

gradient is likely to be major issue.

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11. Raad ny Foillan (Isle of Man Coast Path) Public Art Trail

Connection of both old (i.e. Douglas Camera Obscura etc) and new public art commissions

linked to the current Isle of Man regeneration public art programme for Douglas, Laxey, Peel,

Port Erin, Port St Mary and Castletown. Clusters of town and village based commissions linked

ideally with other coastal path commissions along the trail funded separately (such as Point

of Ayre, Jurby and Kirk Michael).

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