Nowhereisland (2012)
In summer 2012, Nowhereisland a large-scale island originating from the Arctic will journey around the south west region of England, stopping at ports and harbours as a visiting ‘island nation’. Will you become a part ... read on →
Oslo Harbour: Slow Space (2012–16)
Situations will be producing the public art programme for Bjørvika, Oslo Harbour from 2012-16. Our curatorial vision for the newly redeveloped harbour area is inspired by the principles of slowness as advocated through the Slow movement ... read on →
Tomás Saraceno (2014)
Artist Tomás Saraceno is working with Situations to develop a new public artwork for The University of Bristol’s Life Sciences Building. This commission is the second in a series of major commissions with the University ... read on →
Anna Barriball (2012)
Artist Anna Barriball is working with Situations to develop a new public artwork for Oasis Academy John Williams, a newly built school in south Bristol. More information will be available over the coming months. read on →
Hew Locke, Ruined (permanent)
Ruined is a permanent public artwork by Hew Locke sited in an 18th century cemetery garden. The work consists of a series of cast iron grave markers, which have been fabricated using the artist’s original ... read on →
Wonders of Weston (permanent)
Wonders of Weston is a programme of permanently-sited artworks, part of the national Sea Change initiative (2008-2010), which aimed to support the revitalisation of British seaside towns. The programme was launched on 29 October 2010 and ... read on →
Jeppe Hein, Follow Me (permanent)
Jeppe Hein's Follow Me was commissioned for the University of Bristol as part of the University's centenary celebrations. The work is a mirrored labyrinth permanently sited in the University of Bristol's Royal Fort Gardens and ... read on →
The Black Cloud (2009-)
The Black Cloud has risen again outside David Chipperfield's stunning new gallery for Wakefield. The Black Cloud has been repositioned and modified in response to the architectural and industrial backdrop of The Hepworth Wakefield. ... read on →
One Day Sculpture (2008-9)
One Day Sculpture was an award-winning cumulative series of 20 public artworks from August 2008 to June 2009. New Zealand's first nationwide series of temporary, place-based public artworks, One Day Sculpture involved New Zealand-based and international artists ... read on →
British Art Show 6 (2006)
On Friday 14 July 2006, a jack-knifed lorry shed its load of 25,000 flowers across Bristol City Centre. At 6pm, passers-by began to take the flowers and by 7pm the installation was entirely dispersed across ... read on →
Thinking of the Outside (2005)
Thinking of the Outside: New art and the city of Bristol was an exhibition of newly commissioned artworks presented in unusual sites across Bristol's historic city centre over six weeks in 2005. Artists included Nathan Coley, Phil Collins, ... read on →
