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ANGELA WRIGHT

 

"50 DEGREES NORTH"  -  KEYWORTH CENTRE ATRIUM,  LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY,  KEYWORTH STREET,  LONDON,  SE1

knotted stainless-steel wire
viewable from Apr 2005 to Oct 2013

.
MAKING THE WORK 
Photos: David Carr-Smith / Angela Wright

Anglela's work was an extremely simple structure whose richness consisted in its response to changing light, both daylight and night lamps - and its introduction of somewhat indeterminate and unpredictable grid-induced patterns, into a space dominated by the strict geometry of a vast grid-supported window-facade.. 

 

 

 

 

1 - THE SITE

 

The building, designed by BDP (British Design Partnership),  is nine stories high and was completed in 2002.

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to N)

Keyworth Building: exterior - entry facade.

 

(pic 11-05-2008 / to EES)

Keyworth Building: exterior - entry facade.

(pic 07-06-2004 / to SE)

Keyworth Building: atrium-interior.

 

(pic 07-06-2004 / to SSE)

Keyworth Building: atrium-interior.

 

(pic 07-06-2004 / to NW)

Keyworth Building: atrium-interior.

 

(pic 07-06-2004 / top to SW)

Keyworth Building: atrium-interior.

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to NNW)

Keyworth Building: atrium-interior.

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to WWS)

Keyworth Building: atrium-interior.

 

 

 

 

2 - SKETCHES & STUDIO WORK

 

Studio work consisted of cutting 3000 metres of stainless steel wire into 3m lengths and knotted these into 20 approximately square nets.

 

 

(drawing 01-2005)

Angela: early concept drawing - x10 wire nets - (biro)

 

(drawing after 09-04-2005)

Angela[?]: concept drawing - work in situ - (computer: drawing on photo)

(drawing probably early 04-2005)

Dave: Atrium foyer floor plan with measurements. (The insert indicates the approx 340cm vertical-length of the nets, and their position in relation to a portion of the rectangular window grid.)

 

(pic 11-04-2005)

Studio: making one of the twenty wire nets

 

(pic 07-03-2005)

Studio: wire net detail

 

 

 

 

3 ON SITE 1:  MEASURING AND TESTING

 

Measuring the site and testing units of the work. The pictures are in sequence.

 

During this visit Angela inspected and disentangled the nets and Patrick measured the site and prepared the suspension method.

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to E)

Keyworth atrium: work visit.

The nets, brought from Angela's studio, are stored in a corner of the atrium pending use.

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to NW)

Keyworth atrium: work visit.

Angela is inspecting a net taped between the N-end columns.

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to NW)

Keyworth atrium: work visit. 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to S)

Keyworth atrium: work visit. 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to EES)

Keyworth atrium: work visit 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to WWN)

Keyworth atrium: work visit 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to NW)

Keyworth atrium: work visit 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to NW)

Keyworth atrium: work visit 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to NNW)

Keyworth atrium: work visit 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to EES)

Keyworth atrium: work visit 

 

 

 

 

3 - ON SITE 2:  INSTALLING THE WORK

 

The work was raised in one day. The pictures are in sequence.

 

Horizontal cables, spanning the width of the entry space, were fixed around the tops of the pillars that supported the stacks of wood-clad pavilions at each of its ends. The 20 wire nets were hung from the cables at approx 20cm intervals by simply looping and twisting their outside wires around them.

 

(pic 16-04-2005 / to E)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. The layered nets 

 

(pic 16-04-2005 / to NW)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

(pic 16-04-2005 / to WWN)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

 

(pic 16-04-2005 / to NNE)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to SE)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to WWN)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to ##)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to S)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to S)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to S)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to SSW)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to S)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to NW)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to W)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to SE)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to NW)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

(pic 09-04-2005 / top to SE)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / top to SE)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to SW)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to EES)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to NNE)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to E)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to SSE)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to NE)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

(pic 09-04-2005 / top to SE)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / top to EES)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

(pic 09-04-2005 / top to NE)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to NW)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to SSW)

Keyworth atrium: installing the work. 

 

(pic 09-04-2005 / to SE)

Keyworth atrium: work installed and tower cleared. 

 

 

 

4 - THE FINISHED WORK 

The completed installation is shown on page-2: 

 

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