What we do

Art installations

Place-responsive art installations can provide a way to connect with their surroundings and uncover and interpret hidden aspects of the location.  Channel of Peace at the National Trust’s Lacock Abbey was a temporary art installation which interpreted the sense of place and peacefulness that came from the abbey’s specific landscape setting in a contemporary way.  Read more about the installation here.

Playground design

Our artist-led playground designs fulfil the functions of both public art and play provision at a new housing development in north Cardiff.  Inspired by the history and nature of the site, the abstracted interpretations of the playground themes encourage imaginative play while creating a unique sense of place. Read more about our playground projects here.

Mapping and exploring places

We use art practices as a method of mapping and finding out about the places we work in.  Finding Gibbonsdown is a piece of work that explored and interpreted the history of the local landscape in the Vale of Glamorgan.  Based on historic maps, a series of paper cut-out pieces showed how the number and area of agricultural fields and accessible open spaces had declined over the decades. In the Aber Valley, we developed creative arts-based activities to engage the local community so that we could better understand the place and landscape from the people who know it best.

Creative events

Creative events and activities allow people to engage with places in new ways and imagine different possibilities.  Gather, the second phase of the Aber Valley project, saw the launch of a pop-up community orchard on a forgotten piece of land in Senghenydd with creative activities and apple-pressing.  The event and meanwhile use of the site sparked imaginations about how the place could be used in the future.