September 2024: River Droplet has been open for two weeks now. Activated by Lorna Rees/Gobbledegook Theatre, we have had evening Glow-mings to celebrate sunset and the harvest moon, talks about the chalk stream and watercress production, yoga under the structure and live music. See https://dorset-nl.org.uk/project/sitting-spaces.
PHOTO CREDIT: Jayne Jackson Photography
September 2024; I've finished installation of River Droplet in Frampton, Dorset, a project in collaboration with Lorna Rees of Gobbledegook Theatre. The project has been commissioned by Dorset National Landscape as the first Sitting Spaces project. Sitting Space encourages a wider range of people to visit the countryside and enjoy special qualities of the area.
River Droplet follows on from my project at Canute's Palace, Southampton, a suspended wave of 1,000 bottles of water from the Solent. This project includes 600 bottles of water from the adjacent River Frome and showcases the chalky sediment, perfect conditions for local production of watercress. The installation will be activated for 4 weeks by Gobbledegook Theatre with audio pieces including songs and talks which connect this place and its geology to the production of watercress.
There will also be other events including weekly 'Glow-mings' where we will celebrate the sunset and the illumination of the installation. See https://dorset-nl.org.uk/project/sitting-spaces.
River Droplet follows on from my project at Canute's Palace, Southampton, a suspended wave of 1,000 bottles of water from the Solent. This project includes 600 bottles of water from the adjacent River Frome and showcases the chalky sediment, perfect conditions for local production of watercress. The installation will be activated for 4 weeks by Gobbledegook Theatre with audio pieces including songs and talks which connect this place and its geology to the production of watercress.
There will also be other events including weekly 'Glow-mings' where we will celebrate the sunset and the illumination of the installation. See https://dorset-nl.org.uk/project/sitting-spaces.
March 2024; Working with Studio BAD we have just won a competition to design a tactile seating sculpture for Allegra's Ambition charity. The work will be sited outside the new Winchester sports centre and will act as a structure where people can gather, rest and play. The work will be integrated with outdoor equipment seating and landscaping, acting as a gathering space.
January 2023; As part of StudioBAD's exhibition at God's House Tower, Southampton, 'Architecture as a Shared Collaborative Process', artworks are being adhered to windows within the main gallery space. The installation relates to the history of God's House Tower which would have originally stood as a gatehouse adjacent to the marshlands outside, land now reclaimed as part of the shipping industry. The artwork takes fragmented and sketched over images of the Solent, printed onto translucent film. Viewers can look out of the windows through the images, linking back to Southampton's now largely obscured relationship with the water, and watery reflections are created within the gallery space.
April 2022; 30m mural currently being installed using printed foil technology in Gosport, Hampshire. The mural design is based on dazzle camouflage painting of boats, referencing Gosport's naval history, and includes multiple architectural motifs found in Gosport town centre. The foil technology allows the imprint of the brickwork to be seen through the artwork.
February 2022; Vinyl artworks installed to Eastleigh town centre shop hoardings. This project is in collaboration with Studio BAD as part of works to improve the town centre experience.
September 2021; Sample testing for 200m long vinyl artwork to Eastleigh Town Centre canopies. The artwork will illustrate the range of experiences across the Borough from woodlands to urban areas to the marinas.
July 2021; Temporary artwork installed to Guildhall Square, Southampton. The artwork is based on a pixellated version of architectural features of the Guildhall facade. The square foil stickers are reminiscent of COVID-19 social distancing measures but are being used a create an urban rug to host the 'Summer Lounge' event at the end of social distancing restrictions. This project is in collaboration with Studio B.a.d Architects and Go! Southampton and includes an urban sandpit, planters and outdoor seating.
March 2021; Temporary artwork to newly pedestrianised area of Southampton currently being installed. The street painting runs 130m along the Carlton Place and encourages pedestrians to interact more with the road. The gridded markings reference vehicular markings and are only partially infilled to allow future collaboration with schools and other groups as an ongoing process. It is envisaged that this is part of a wider scheme with seating, tables and other visual devices to animate the street. This project is in collaboration with Studio B.a.d Architects and Go! Southampton.
September 2020; Commission to develop ways to make social spaces kinder following COVID-19 social distancing measures now available to download below and more information online; https://peopleunited.org.uk/2020/09/kind-places-and-spaces-amanda-moore-social-space/
August 2020; Selected by People United to participate in their Kind Places commission and develop ways to make social spaces kinder following COVID-19 social distancing measures. peopleunited.org.uk/2020/07/kind-places-spaces-announcing-creative-ideas/
October 2019; Selecting stone for sculptural commission work at Shore Road, Poole. Testing a boulder group at Suttles Quarry using a digger and selecting a tall stone to be split in half on the saw and oriented with the gap facing Old Harry Rocks.
June 2019; Photos of the Black Down Stone Circle sculpture during the summer solstice. Photos courtesy of Dorset AONB.
June 2019; Artist appointment by BCP Council to produce refurbishment design intent for existing shelters at Highcliffe, Dorset. Improvements include repainted metalwork, shaped CNC cut timber seating, new surface to concrete plinth and some landscape improvements.
December 2018: film commissioned for South Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership in relation to the Black Down Stone Circle sculpture - https://jamesharrisonproductions.co.uk/south-dorset-ridgeway-feature
Planning approval given for Shore Road Promenade upgrade www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/16957539.plans-to-improve-shore-road-promenade-are-approved/
September 2018: Opening Ceremony for the Black Down Stone Circle and welcome area on a very foggy day.
September 2018: Opening of ArtVaults: Live 2018 at Canute's Palace, Southampton. The installation forms the backdrop to the month of events below.
August 2018: Installation of ArtVaults: Live 2018 at Canute's Palace, Southampton in progress. This installation involves hanging 1000 bottles of water from the Solent inside the ruin as the backdrop to a month of events organised by A Space Arts throughout September, aspacearts.org.uk/news/artvaults-live-programme-confirmed. Canute was famed for having demonstrated that no man can manipulated the tide ...
July 2018 - Arts Development Company Press Release for Black Down Welcome Area and Orientation Point: http://theartsdevelopmentcompany.org.uk/what-we-do/placemaking/black-down-stone-circle/
June 2018 - Dorset Coastal Connections: Commission to design two public beach front areas for Poole, competition awarded 2018. Public Consultation June 14th 2018 - https://seafront.pooleprojects.net/shore-road/.
