Beacon

Granite, brass, resin, solar powered light

4000mm x 1000mm x 1000mm

Berkshire

Beacon is a solar powered light sculpture featuring cast plants collected as a snapshot of one summer day. It celebrates the diverse habitats across the borough and is tighly tactile and therefore interactive, designed for touch and especially for those with visual impairments. 

Clients: BF Regeneration, Legal & General Property and Schroder UK

Team: Artscape Management, setWorks, Josh Mowll

Research: Museum of English Rural Life, Berkshire Record Office, The Garden Museum, Imperial College, Richard Mabey, Flora Locale, National Wildflower Centre, Berkshire Archaeology, Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre, Bracknell Society, Reading Museum

Part of the artists's NATURA series of nature inspired commissions for the £240 million town centre redevelopment 'The Lexicon' across 580,000 sq ft.

(Photo credit: Josh Mowll)