ARTSHED
ARTSHED was created in response to the need for a childrens toilet building in a prime location in Soho. With the backing of charity, www.sohogreen.com, Elaine and Steve Johnson (architect) have collaborated on a unique public art installation. The site, St Anne's Gardens is a former plague burial site and the whole area is steeped in history. Elaine has drawn on all these connections and sought to engage the present community.
She has made small photoworks and collected artefacts which are encased in the interior transparent walls. It is a Soho repository, the objects acting as intermediaries for provoking memory.
The building was created off-site in a carpenter's workshop. On 30th April 2007, Wardour St was closed and it was craned in high over the trees, creating a dramatic spectacle for the waiting press. It was featured as an ITN news piece.
There are two signature pieces of art work installed in the door and the back wall which can be read about in the News section. Installation of everything else took a week and the Grand Opening was on September 14th.
She has made small photoworks and collected artefacts which are encased in the interior transparent walls. It is a Soho repository, the objects acting as intermediaries for provoking memory.
The building was created off-site in a carpenter's workshop. On 30th April 2007, Wardour St was closed and it was craned in high over the trees, creating a dramatic spectacle for the waiting press. It was featured as an ITN news piece.
There are two signature pieces of art work installed in the door and the back wall which can be read about in the News section. Installation of everything else took a week and the Grand Opening was on September 14th.
