Sheffield - Grinders Hill
Neil Woodall
Grinders Hill, 1994
Grinders Hill
sandblasted and inked stainless steel (31 panels)
One panel removed
Location:
Grinders Hill, running between Brown Street and Shoreham Street.
Description:
Images of activities relating to the Quarter are depicted on steel panels along the passage. The panel size is given, but the grouping varies according to shape and scale of image. There is no overall sequence or narrative; the images were placed where they fit best on the wall. They depict people and equipment, and even a view of the Erechtheum. The unmistakable entrance panel is entitled Grinders Hill and shows a view of Sheffield, closely related to Woodhall's 'The Sheffield Mural' on the Parkway. The view is seen through an arched window based upon an existing window at the Untitled Gallery.
[Update] This panel was removed during the major refurbishment of the Site Gallery and has not been replaced. Its whereabouts are not known to us.
Commission:
Sheffield City Council, sponsored by Avesta (Sheffield).
Comment:
Artist says it was important that the overall set of images be complex without being fussy. There should be something for people to look at. Most of the images are taken from his own photographs. Because of the proximity of the Site Gallery, a photography gallery, the artist thought it would be interesting to have images in black and white and the Grinders Hill view drawn by hand.
public-art.shu.ac.uk/sheffield/wood84.html
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Grinders Hill, Sheffield.
Grinders Hill panels.
Grinders Hill is a steep passageway between Shoreham Street and Brown Street.
The walls are decorated with more than thirty stainless steel panels by Neil Woodall (1994), commissioned by Sheffield City Council and sponsored by Avesta (Sheffield).
The panels are based on the artist's photographs of the cultural industries in this part of Sheffield and are displayed on the wall of the nearby Site Gallery at the top of the passageway.
The polished steel panels reflect light and make the passageway less gloomy.
www.cutlers-hallamshire.org.uk/files/pdf/stainless%20trai...
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Stainless Steel Panels by Neil Woodall
Grinders Hill is a walkway between the Site Gallery and the Workstation in the Cultural Quarter of Sheffield. I won a competition organised by Sheffield City Council to produce an artwork for one side of the walkway. The tall buildings made the area very dark and threatening so I decided to use polished stainless steel to reflect as much light as possible. From some angles the building looks almost invisible.
The work is made from 31 etched sheets of 2.4m by 1.2m bright annealed stainless steel. The designs reflect the use of the building, depicting the recording studios, video editing and tape copying facilities. Images were dry etched onto the steel which was then sprayed with a thick deposit of the screen printing ink used to make traffic signs. This ensured a very permanent finish to the work.
This project broke new ground in that I developed a cost effective way of getting the ink permanently onto steel, a method which I have not seen used elsewhere. I worked very closely with contractors to ensure that it was installed with the delicate surface of the panels intact. I negotiated with the council, the occupants of the building and the sub contractors.
Sheffield - Grinders Hill
Neil Woodall
Grinders Hill, 1994
Grinders Hill
sandblasted and inked stainless steel (31 panels)
One panel removed
Location:
Grinders Hill, running between Brown Street and Shoreham Street.
Description:
Images of activities relating to the Quarter are depicted on steel panels along the passage. The panel size is given, but the grouping varies according to shape and scale of image. There is no overall sequence or narrative; the images were placed where they fit best on the wall. They depict people and equipment, and even a view of the Erechtheum. The unmistakable entrance panel is entitled Grinders Hill and shows a view of Sheffield, closely related to Woodhall's 'The Sheffield Mural' on the Parkway. The view is seen through an arched window based upon an existing window at the Untitled Gallery.
[Update] This panel was removed during the major refurbishment of the Site Gallery and has not been replaced. Its whereabouts are not known to us.
Commission:
Sheffield City Council, sponsored by Avesta (Sheffield).
Comment:
Artist says it was important that the overall set of images be complex without being fussy. There should be something for people to look at. Most of the images are taken from his own photographs. Because of the proximity of the Site Gallery, a photography gallery, the artist thought it would be interesting to have images in black and white and the Grinders Hill view drawn by hand.
public-art.shu.ac.uk/sheffield/wood84.html
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Grinders Hill, Sheffield.
Grinders Hill panels.
Grinders Hill is a steep passageway between Shoreham Street and Brown Street.
The walls are decorated with more than thirty stainless steel panels by Neil Woodall (1994), commissioned by Sheffield City Council and sponsored by Avesta (Sheffield).
The panels are based on the artist's photographs of the cultural industries in this part of Sheffield and are displayed on the wall of the nearby Site Gallery at the top of the passageway.
The polished steel panels reflect light and make the passageway less gloomy.
www.cutlers-hallamshire.org.uk/files/pdf/stainless%20trai...
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Stainless Steel Panels by Neil Woodall
Grinders Hill is a walkway between the Site Gallery and the Workstation in the Cultural Quarter of Sheffield. I won a competition organised by Sheffield City Council to produce an artwork for one side of the walkway. The tall buildings made the area very dark and threatening so I decided to use polished stainless steel to reflect as much light as possible. From some angles the building looks almost invisible.
The work is made from 31 etched sheets of 2.4m by 1.2m bright annealed stainless steel. The designs reflect the use of the building, depicting the recording studios, video editing and tape copying facilities. Images were dry etched onto the steel which was then sprayed with a thick deposit of the screen printing ink used to make traffic signs. This ensured a very permanent finish to the work.
This project broke new ground in that I developed a cost effective way of getting the ink permanently onto steel, a method which I have not seen used elsewhere. I worked very closely with contractors to ensure that it was installed with the delicate surface of the panels intact. I negotiated with the council, the occupants of the building and the sub contractors.