Sneak peek at artwork to be unveiled for Portsmouth 100 by Turner Prize-nominated artist
With Portsmouth’s centenary celebrations set to kick-start on New Year’s Day, The News has a sneak peek at the artwork that is going to be unveiled.
As part of the launch of Portsmouth100, a celebration of Portsmouth being given city status 100 years ago, a free, family-friendly open-air event is being held at Castle Field on January 1from 5.30pm to 6.30pm
The event will include the unveiling of new artwork by Turner Prize-nominated artist Nathan Coley on the lighthouse at Southsea Castle.
Speaking about the project, Nathan said: “Above all I wanted to honour the lighthouse. Although it was decommissioned in 2017, the tower still sits proudly and elegantly on the edge of Southsea Castle – visible from both land and sea.”
The artwork includes text wrapping around the top of the landmark.
Nathan added: “As the text travels around the lighthouse, it creates a sense of movement which echoes the blinking of the original light that would have been seen out to sea when the lighthouse was a working structure.”