The idea for the Hove Plinth was to create a work made by the local inhabitants and by the location itself.
The notion of a constellation, a model of the palentary system, an oversized 'Orrery' is a perfect fit for the location.
The Installation required the involvement of the local community groups, Brighton University and Brighton & Hove Museums.
The work is bigger than its physical presence. The constellation speaks of the area it occupies and the nature of scale and movement refers directly to its inspiration coming from a collective discussion. We are encouraged to look upward consider star gazing, and to consider a sense of cosmology and the place we hold in the world.
Ultimately this will evidence an evolutionary process, the work becomes part of the ‘urban grain’, a landmark, a gathering or meeting point, a point of reference, that means many things to many people. The set of objects mirroring the continuous rotation of the planets offering a continual rediscovery and reinvention of their place in the work and in the larger space of the town. The objects are aspirant, magical, infused with meaning.
A local constellation.