The Old Parcels Office Artspace in Scarborough has teamed up with a London artist to bring Chaos to the venue.
A chance encounter with the work of London sculptor Paul Bonomini on Instagram lead to Sally Gorham the Chair of the OPO to contact Paul and invite him to make a work for the Scarborough artspace.
‘Chaos’ is Bonomini’s most ambitious installation to date. The gleaming giant steel sculpture hangs in mid-air like a threatening cloud. The sound of heavy rain, crashing waves, and ticking clocks bring to mind the encroaching chaos caused by climate change.
Utilitarian galvanised steel ducting is transformed at the hands of the artist into a maelstrom of interlocking form that highlights the looming threat of our dependence on pipelines and the fragility of the complex network of global supply chains we have come to rely on.
Enhancing this sense of fragility is an accompanying immersive sound installation created by sound designer Dave Hunt in collaboration with Paul Bonomini, with musical excerpts by Bruno Etienne. The crashing of ice, peals of thunder and lightning and the crackling of burning fires, alongside the sound of ticking of clocks, reinforces the sense of foreboding and imminent climatic disaster.
For technical support with fabrication and installation Paul Bonomini called on expertise of Stage One Creative Services, the international creative manufacturing and construction company based in Tockwith near York. Stage One is behind the design and construction of some of the worlds biggest events and ceremonies including the famous 2012 London Olympic Games Cauldron
Paul Bonomini lives and works in London but has a long association with the Yorkshire based company through his earlier career in theatre and set design. As a sculptor he has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally including the Venice Biennale in 2018. Paul said
“When Sally initially got in touch with me and sent me photos of the Old Parcels Office I was immediately interested by the size and height of the exhibition space. When I went up to Scarborough to see the space for myself I was completely bowled over by it”
Sally said
“it's been really exciting working with Paul and Stage One to bring this spectacular new work to Scarborough. People living in London and the south often take for granted all the art shows on their doorstep so we are really fortunate when artists like Paul are prepared to bringing their art work to Scarborough.”
Tim Leigh, Managing Director at Stage One CreativeDesign said
“although we work all over the world its always a pleasure when we have the opportunity to use our skills to realise a project in Yorkshire. We’ve worked with Paul over three decades and enjoy his collaborative approach to delivering experimental artwork.
The exhibition runs until October 30th at the Old Parcels Office. It's open Thur – Sun 11am - 4pm and admission is free.
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