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“Missing Syringe artwork”

George Tugwell | 03.11.2005 22:01 | Social Struggles | Oxford

This evening the Syringe Art work had gone and the hole had been neatly filled in, is it Censorship?

Artwork detail
Artwork detail


The walk to work has been an ever-increasing puzzle, over the past few weeks what look like Bronze medallions or coin like disks have been appearing in the pavement of Cowley road, East Oxford. Impressions of spark plugs, a footprint, and most curiously of all a syringe have lead to the discovery of the “Streetscape project”, a local public art initiative. This afternoon the syringe medallion had gone. What happened to it? Has it been censored?
Controversial works of art are on display across the land and play a very important function in provoking debate, are we being deprived a chance to debate a very important issue?

This is an extract from Fusion’s website the art agency commissioning this work.

“Based on these exchanges with the community, a proposal for 'Pavement Jewellery' was put forward as an appropriate public art design for the Streetscape. The idea was to create a series of textured bronze ingots to be inlaid in the pavement. Each of these ingots would feature imagery reflecting some aspect of the Cowley Road's character and history. They would also form a permanent puzzle to unravel through dialogue with and between the local populations. A team of local artists were appointed to work with Liam and further engage the local community in the creation of their designs.

The local artist team includes: Katy Beinart, Jane Walton, Gerard Hanson, Emily Fuller, Helen MacKeith, and Emma Reynard. Each artist has individually and collectively researched and consulted with the community in the creation of their images for the ingots. The ingots will be installed later in 2005 as the Road Safety Improvements led by Oxfordshire County Council are put into place. Watch this space for further details regarding progress and launch.”


 http://www.fusion-arts.org/projects.php?id=11

George Tugwell
- e-mail: georgetugwell@yahoo.co.uk

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  1. cowley rd — cw
  2. somone probably stole it — .
  3. Outrageous — John
  4. spotted — Cllr Lovejoy
  5. Who dug it up? — richarddirecttv
  6. urrrm — jools
  7. Erm - excuse me?!?! — richarddirecttv
  8. puzzled? — Taz
  9. It was the Tories! — Annoyed Resident
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