Andrew Small
“Palimpsest“
The wall piece leading to our kitchen has been created by artist, designer and lecturer Andrew Small whose work is based in sculptural ideas and sensibilities.
He explores the experience of traversing the built and none-built environment and notions of perception, inspired by urban design, architecture, design, and film language.
His work often explores the crossover between analogue and digital technologies, is varied in form and always responds specifically to the site. Much of the work has involved some degree of community consultation and shared endeavour, and he aims to bring a framework to the process that allows for structured and meaningful collaborations.
‘Palimpsest’ is an array of re-purposed, highly recognisable but displaced forms, recognising and acknowledging people’s presence using PIR (infra red switches). These trigger ambient environment soundscapes, which in turn animate lighting. The work is framed from the kitchen and will become part of the communal, or solitary act of cooking.
