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"The final sculptures, although non-representational, are inspired and informed by  examination of the diatoms and micro-organisms from the River Leen which flows through this dynamic recreational space. The audience is connected to the natural resource of water and celebrates biodiversity, it uses environmentally friendlier materials and continues the artist's  long term interest in diatoms and water born micro organisms. Bio City laboratories provied facilites for observing the water samples

 

Four 1.7 metre high sculptures will be located on a landscaped entrance which involved collaborating with the landscape architect to develop concepts to unify sculpture and landscaping.  The artist developed miniature grass esrthworks with shapes inspired by diatoms and other organisms to inform the landscaping and to create a visually sympathetic landscape for the artwork, landscape and sculptureare to be  integrated as one piece.  Throughout the research and development period photographic documentation, drawings, models and environmental experiments and projects were carried out.

 

triptych

research, experimental and environmental artworks related to diatomica project

Client: OPAL Construction in partnership with Nottingham Trent University (NTU)

Value: £90,00

Dimensions: 4 sculptures 1.7 x 1.7  m

Material: Jesmonite and stainless steel/ integrated landscaping and street furniture

Date: 2011

Design team:

Artist Irene Rogan

Lewis Hickey Architects

CAD images: Gareth Cain and Jackson Woolley

Robinson Landscaping

Nottingham City Council

Proposed new fabricator Richard Arm Casting About NTU

 

Project Management NTU

Stella Couloutbanis

John Newling

Terry Shave

Student: Lucy Broadhurst

images from national geographic diatom tower

Diatoms: a major group of eukaryotic algae and are one of the most common types of phytoplankton. Most diatoms are unicellular although they can exist as colonies in the shape of filaments or ribbons. Diatoms are fundamental to the food chain as they take energy from the environment in the form of sunlight or inorganic chemicals and use it to create energy-rich molecules such as carbohydrates. The study of diatoms is of vital  importance in the field of nanotechnology but most importantly in relation to this proposal, diatoms are a valuable tool for monitoring environmental conditions and are commonly used in studies of water quality and indicators of environmental change in wetlands and peatlands, - Tracking fish, seabirds, and wildlife population dynamics with diatoms and other liminological indicators’

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