Cornerstone (sculpture)

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Cornerstone
Cornerstone - sculpture.jpg
DesignerAustin Emery and 100 volunteer members of the public
Year2019–2020
TypeSculpture
MediumPortland cement, Bath stone, and various stones, bricks, and bones
LocationLondon SE1, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°30′01.5″N 0°04′52.9″W / 51.500417°N 0.081361°W / 51.500417; -0.081361Coordinates: 51°30′01.5″N 0°04′52.9″W / 51.500417°N 0.081361°W / 51.500417; -0.081361

Cornerstone is a sculpture in Tanner Park, Southwark, London.

Construction and history[]

Cornerstone plaque.

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[]

  • Cornerstone (sculpture) in snow

    Cornerstone (sculpture) in snow

References[]

  1. ^ Toronto Star. "PressReader.com – Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions". www.pressreader.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Cornerstone". Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ^ "The Cornerstone – A Community Landmark". Spacehive. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ team, London SE1 website. "£50k boost for Cornerstone Bermondsey sculpture project [9 July 2019]". London SE1. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Southwark Council pledges £7,500 to The Cornerstone sculpture project". Southwark Council. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

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