Cornerstone (sculpture)
Cornerstone | |
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Designer | Austin Emery and 100 volunteer members of the public |
Year | 2019–2020 |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Portland cement, Bath stone, and various stones, bricks, and bones |
Location | London SE1, United Kingdom |
51°30′01.5″N 0°04′52.9″W / 51.500417°N 0.081361°WCoordinates: 51°30′01.5″N 0°04′52.9″W / 51.500417°N 0.081361°W |
Cornerstone is a sculpture in Tanner Park, Southwark, London.
Construction and history[]
2013[]
Work started to gain interested from the public around Tanner Park through flyers for stone workshops and to generate interest in a potential future sculpture on the estate Whites Grounds Estate.[1]
2019[]
Cornerstone was led by the stonemason artist Austin Emery[2] in directing 100 public participants in stonecrafting workshops to create individual stoneblocks that would be assembled into a larger sculpture.
Bone used in the creation of the sculpture was gathered from the River Thames.
Funding was raised on Spacehive for £86,081 (2019) [3] along with funding coming from other partners like the Mayor of London that provide £50,000 (2019) [4] and Southwark Council £7,500 (2019)[5]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ^ Toronto Star. "PressReader.com – Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions". www.pressreader.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Cornerstone". Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "The Cornerstone – A Community Landmark". Spacehive. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ team, London SE1 website. "£50k boost for Cornerstone Bermondsey sculpture project [9 July 2019]". London SE1. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Southwark Council pledges £7,500 to The Cornerstone sculpture project". Southwark Council. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
External links[]
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- London Borough of Southwark
- Outdoor sculptures in London