Bandstand Series

Experimentation with material gathered at the mysterious hilltop bandstand of Arnold Circus resulted in the process of layering elevations of each face of the bandstand. With this process the symmetrical form allows the structure of the bandstand to register as coherent against a melee of backgrounds and foregrounds. The ethereal nature of the final image creates a tangible sense of the passage of time, with contemporary figures appearing as ghosts of their Victorian or Edwardian forebears. Here we see the bandstands absorbing and reflecting the changes in their surroundings, whether as active centres of attention, or as dis-used and perhaps mis-used relics of the past.