Tensile Screen, Central Concourse, Jubilee Building, Musgrove Park Hospital

The Jubilee Building Central Concourse Project at Musgrove Park Hospital has now completed on site and the new surgical building was fully opened on 7th April 2014.

This art commission was led by Steven Power, Senior Project Manager for Capital Projects at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton along with Architects BDP and Contractor BAM. Specialist contractors Architen Landrell, Metafab Solutions Ltd and Digital Printers VGL were all integral to the success of the design & production. Bronwen Gwillim, formally Art Co-ordinator of Art for Life at the Hospital initially led the commissioning and early stages of the art project in 2012, and handed over to Lisa Harty in her new role as Arts Co-ordinator to oversee its completion.

The tensile artwork, funded by the Heritage Lottery celebrates the completion of the Jubilee Building as well as commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Hospital originally founded as a US Field Hospital in World War Two.  I worked with the Hospital archive and the archivist Louise Donovan as well as bringing my own experience to bear, having been associated with the Hospital for the last 7 years and Lead Artist on a number of projects.

Final Artwork for the front elevation of the screen.
Final Artwork for the front elevation of the screen.
A library of images was built up with which to collage the artwork. These individual motifs all have a part of the visual narrative to present.
A library of images was built up with which to collage the artwork. These individual motifs all have a part of the visual narrative to present.

Detail: draft artwork

 

Installation in progress in Central Concourse
Installation in progress in Central Concourse
Detail: draft detail for tensile screen
Detail: draft detail for tensile screen
Tensile Screen as seen from from Level 1of Central Concourse
Tensile Screen as seen from from Level 1of Central Concourse
Tensile frame under construction by Metafab Solutions Ltd working for Architen Landrell
Tensile frame under construction by Metafab Solutions Ltd working for Architen Landrell
Tensile frame in construction by Metafab Solutions Ltd
Tensile frame in construction by Metafab Solutions Ltd

 

 

Tensile frame in production by Metafab Solutions Ltd
Tensile frame in production by Metafab Solutions Ltd
Tensile frame under construction by Metafab Solutions Ltd
Tensile frame under construction by Metafab Solutions Ltd
Digitally printed tensile fabric being processed for panel assmbly at Architen Landrell
Digitally printed tensile fabric being processed for panel assmbly at Architen Landrell
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Digitally printed tensile fabric produced by VGL in Reading, being prepared for panel assembly at Architen Landrell
Tensile screen installation in progress.
Tensile screen installation in progress.

 

 

 

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