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The Jackdaws
of Caerphilly, Gossiping Geese, and Bad Egg
Bronze works for New Windsor Square, Caerphilly
Collaboration with Camlin Lonsdale Landscape Architects
1997 - 2000
'If Caerphilly is to begin to function in a confident and
organised manner, steps must be taken to provide the architectural
equivalent of a sense of purpose or a focus to the town. The
town, in fact, urgently requires a conceptual fortification
of its own, in order to stand confidently alongside the castle
and within this to reconstruct a credible identity which is
independent of, but complementary with, its overbearing neighbour'
Robert Camlin 1993
In collaboration with landscape architects Camlin Lonsdale
we developed designs and sculptures for the redevelopment
of Caerphilly town centre. One of our main objectives was
to 'fly the flag' of Caerphilly by providing an environment
that would allow the residents to take pride in their town.
The solutions included the creation of two intimate public
squares. These I populated with a series of sculptures that
aimed to fly the flag of the Caerphilly residents and celebrated
their past and to expose and explore the relationship of
the town to the visiting tourists. The sculptures worked
as a means of enriching the new public spaces, reinforcing
the town's own identity and presenting a public face to
be proud of.
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