August 5th 2009

Line-Up Confirmed

All 40 projects have now been confirmed, and the countdown to create the work is well and truly on. Over the next 5 months the artists involved will be thinking, sketching, experimenting, making, doing and everything in between to come up with their final piece for the exhibition in January.

We’ll see installations, sculptures, moving image, books, posters and lots more besides before we start to fill the gallery at the beginning of 2010. From now on, this blog will document how all of the contributors are getting on, giving you a behind the scenes look at how things are coming together for the grand unveiling.

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June 10th 2009

George Hardie & Leonardo Sonnoli

As well as some emerging talent we’ve also got some of the best in the business taking part in this year’s project. None more so than Hipgnosis legend George Hardie, designer Leonardo Sonnoli and children’s illustrator Sara Fanelli

They propose to play a game of Consequences stemming from a visit George took to see Leonardo in Rimini in 2003. While he was being shown around the city George noticed a set of rubber number stamps, but unfortunately could not find the alphabet set of the same type. A couple of years later George suggested that he and Leonardo might play a game of consequences with the alphabet. The first making an A and the second following some theme in the first’s work to create his own B and so on. George also suggested that Sara might make an excellent third (or perhaps first) partner.

So, what better excuse than this to make the project a reality, and watch this space for updates. Pictured is one of Leonardo’s many brilliant posters to whet your appetite.

Leonardo Sonnoli
Sara Fanelli