The Moving Gallery

A public art project using community art to form a new city centre performance and meeting place.

As part of the redevelopment of Portsmouth city centre a new performance space was to be created at a prominent intersection. The idea of a piece of public art that formed some sort of canopy to mark the performance space was put forward by Portsmouth City Council. Deer Park Alpha were appointed to work with the City Council because of their capacity to bring art and architecture together.

The resulting design is a high level tubular space-frame skewered by discs of various materials, translucent and opaque, reflective and matt, painting and images, some created by the local community

Many of the discs open and close slowly in reaction to the level of light throughout the day, and others spin in response to the wind. Creating an ever-changing kaleidoscope of colour and shadows in the skies above and on the streetscape below.

The local community was involved by running a series of consultations and workshops inviting local adults and children to submit paintings and designs for some of the discs. Making this project will be a source of local pride and instil a real sense of ownership.

We employed both Gifford as structural engineers and Selway Joyce as cost consultants to develop the design with us.

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