Conduit
Oliver Raymond Barker
Goonhilly Village Green, 2019
Photos: Artur Tixiliski
Goonhilly Village Green was an experimental project led by artists Sara Bowler and Elizabeth Masterton and produced by Field Notes. In 2019, 5 artists were commissioned to produce new art works and a programme of talks and workshops took place in locations on the Lizard and in nearby towns. The project culminated in The Gathering, a village fête style event on Goonhilly Downs, where artworks and information were shared and a range of activities invited people to engage in their own multi-layered exploration of this special place.
Conduit, Oliver Raymond-Barker, 2019
Camera obscura installed at Goonhilly
Oli was one of the artists commissioned to produce new work for Goonhilly Village Green. For his piece he built a Camera Obscura that distilled the many elements of Goonhilly’s rich and diverse history into a sculptural, immersive experience - one that spoke of the ancient and the modern, man and machine, the transitory and the constant.
The barrows, standing stones, and other archaeological remains that exist on Goonhilly must have been significant markers in the landscape for the people that placed them there. It could be argued that in some ways the monumental antennae of Goonhilly Earth Station have become a modern day equivalent. In their architectural grandeur they represent all of our engineering know-how and scientific endeavour. Yet these two distinct times and modes of technology; indeed all times and technologies on this site, have been overseen by one constant, ancient sky.
Camera obscura installed at Goonhilly
Oli was one of the artists commissioned to produce new work for Goonhilly Village Green. For his piece he built a Camera Obscura that distilled the many elements of Goonhilly’s rich and diverse history into a sculptural, immersive experience - one that spoke of the ancient and the modern, man and machine, the transitory and the constant.
The barrows, standing stones, and other archaeological remains that exist on Goonhilly must have been significant markers in the landscape for the people that placed them there. It could be argued that in some ways the monumental antennae of Goonhilly Earth Station have become a modern day equivalent. In their architectural grandeur they represent all of our engineering know-how and scientific endeavour. Yet these two distinct times and modes of technology; indeed all times and technologies on this site, have been overseen by one constant, ancient sky.
FUNDERS AND PARTNERS
Goonhilly Village Green was an artist led project initiated by Sara Bowler and Elizabeth Masterton, it was supported by funds from Arts Council England, Heritage Lottery Fund, FEAST, Ernest Cook Trust Enviroment & Sustainability Institute at the University of Exeter and the Elmgrant Trust, and in partnership with Natural England, GES Ltd., The Museum of Cornish Life, Trelowarren Estate, Lizard Outreach Trust and Goonhilly Heritage Society.
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