Phoenix Woman
Building on from my work in Inner City; Inner Soul the rainbow theme recurs, displayed in a shopping mall in Gillingham in December 2005. Working with so many children who were enthused by using any materials they could, I collected my waste with great delight, using choice pieces of leftover wire from Skipaway sites in addition to bags of items left by well-wishers for artists to use. Built from “rubbish” she survived a month on display in a mall filled with colour provided by the artists. Defiantly staring down teenage cyclists, indifferent adult smokers, older people sitting for a rest who were all enouraged to leave any comments they wished in a guestbook, the artists enjoyed spending time in the mall. In fact, many of the shcoolchildren we had met introduced us to their parents.