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Designing the mosaic involved holding a public consultation meeting ( which was well attended), visiting a youth group, and holding workshops in some of the local schools; from these I gathered suggestions as to what should go on the map. The children also learnt about mosaics and experimented with making one themselves. Further research for the map involved contacting the local history society, and visiting the library and other local interest groups.
The mosaic was designed to combine a decorative quality with a practical purpose. I was influenced not only by an ancient mosaic map of Jerusalem, but also by modern map symbols and icons. The map gave relevant information about the town and also set it in a historical context.
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1994.
Commissioned by the Hampshire Sculpture Trust. Funded by local bodies.
The mosaic map was part of a scheme to renovate a street, updating
the road, pavements, street furniture and planting. The map is 3.5
metres long, 2.1 metres high, and is in a prominent position by
the main bus stop.
The
mosaic was made from unglazed ceramic and gold leaf tesserae. It
was constructed back in the studio with two assistants, using a
paper-on-face technique (the mosaic pieces temporarily glued face
down on to brown paper, then the mosaic embedded in adhesive on
site, the paper soaked off, and the mosaic grouted and finished
off). Installation on site took approximately four days.