Abstract

For The Media exchange building in Ouseburn he designed an approx 3mx3mx3m stainless steel work called `Corral'. The 3 dimensional Corral is primarily a fusion of form and function, part sculpture part bike rack. Inspired by a trip to Mini Hollywood, in Almeria Spain, yet also drawing on associations with horse riding in the Ouseburn Valley.

Corral is a conceptual development from an earlier work in welded aluminum, `Hanging Pixels' exhibited at `Abstracting from Reality' curated by David Thorp in the Millennium Galleries Sheffield 2007. Corral was designed using Google sketch up software and built by Mikoengineering, based in Walker. Corral was developed through a commissioning process involving Northern Print, Commissions North, Priority Sites and Chipchase Architects and is located outside the Media Exchange in the Ouseburn Valley Newcastle upon Tyne.