Exciting pop art sculpture revealed outside The Box in Plymouth
Internationally renowned artist Camille Walala was commissioned to create it
Last updated 15th Jul 2021
A brand new, fun art installation has gone on display outside Plymouth's new museum, art gallery and archive, The Box.
It has been created by internationally renowned artist Camille Walala and is a major highlight of The Box's summer 2021 programme.
It will form part of a series of events and activations designed to bring its newly created public square, Tavistock Place to life for the very first time.
On display from 15 July until 5 September, 'Putting Things In Perspective' plays with plane and perspective, existing somewhere between 2D and 3D in the manner of a trompe-l'Å“il.
This free-standing sculptural work measures approximately 6m long by 2.5m wide and 2m high.
The work has been fabricated in London and hand painted in Walala's Shoreditch studio with long standing collaborator and technician Simon Sawyer, before it was transported to and assembled in Plymouth.
Judith Robinson, Arts Programmes Manager at The Box said:
"We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Alter-Projects and Camille Walala on this exciting addition to ‘Making It’ and our summer programme. Postponing our launch from May to September 2020 due to COVID-19 meant we missed the opportunity to create a programme for Tavistock Place last year, so we really want to make the most of 2021.
"Camille’s bold and distinctive style will have real impact in the space and will provide visitors to The Box and everyone who passes through the square with a striking and uplifting work of art to engage with and enjoy."
Artist Camille Walala said: "Being commissioned for The Box to create a public artwork was an incredible opportunity to push my work in a new direction. After the intensity of the last year, I find myself more attracted to softer lines, drawn by hand. I want them to be slightly imperfect.
"This year has been a good lesson of letting go. In the last few months I have really enjoyed spending time painting and experimenting with colours. Taking the time to find the right tone of each colour was really joyful and satisfying."