Chatham Placemaking Project
‘ching ching’, monolithic granite kerb setts with inset text, during manufacture at Hardscape
Image: FrancisKnight Public Art Consultants
Project review meeting with collaborating artists. Left to right: Xtina Lamb, Chris Tipping, Simon Williams, and Rob Young.
‘What Makes a Town?’. Concept artwork for signage and wayfinding.
‘Welcome to Chatham’, Concept artwork for Chatham Station entrance.
Image: By permission from Hardscape
Submarine Steps. Monolithic polished granite
‘A Circle of Words in a Military Square’. Artwork for granite paving installation, Chatham Town Centre
‘In Chatham, every Street has a story…’. Contextual writing formed the basis for much of the public realm interpretation. Rob Young + Chris Tipping
‘THESE ARE OUR STREETS’, coined by collaborative artist Rob Young, became our project motto and was used on postcards to signal to the community our intention to gather stories and anecdotes.
Schoolchildren & shadows crossing ‘A Circle of Words in a Military Square’.