Trumpington Meadows
Artist in residence
Trumpington Meadows is a new development on the edge of Cambridge where 1,200 houses and a country park will be created between 2012 and 2017. Once the location of the Plant Breeding Institute, the land has a rich history as a site of national importance. After the last war, scientific work here led to an increase in exports and greater self-sufficiency in food production.
As artist in residence on the site over a period of eighteen months, Caroline Wright has been commissioned to make temporary works, to work with the communities on the site as well as in the local area in addition to creating a permanent work for the first phase of building.
The first event, The Do, took people around the country park, taking in a series of artworks along the route followed by well deserved tea and cakes The artworks were all centred on home and community with a nod to the past through references to the history of the site.
Illustrated works include Neighbourhood – an installation of 1,200 windmills, representing the number of houses that will be constructed and Golden – a small 23 carat gold gilded house for everyone who attended The Do.
InSite Arts are the appointed as art consultants and project managers for Trumpington Meadows.
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