LONDON – High House Production Park recently launched their display of a series of sculptures across the 14-acre site. White Light had its four lighting apprentices take charge of the lighting design, using a variety of the equipment in their inventory. The sculpture display is ongoing until March 19.
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LONDON – High House Production Park in Purfleet has been created to provide state-of-the-art facilities for practitioners in the creative and technical theatre industries. The Production Park is home to organizations including the Royal Opera House and the National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural.
Recently the Production Park launched their display of a series of sculptures across the 14-acre site. The sculptures on show have been supplied by the Cass Sculpture Foundation, a charitable organization which aims to commission and display the best contemporary outdoor sculptures. The pieces on show have been created by five international artists: Antony Gormley, Steven Gregory, Marcus Kleinfeld, Tim Morgan and Jilly Sutton.
For the launch event of the exhibition, the sculptures were lit by entertainment lighting specialist White Light. The project was delivered by White Light’s four lighting apprentices – Natalie Brotherton, Gabrielle Felix-Daramy, Daniel Goodwin and Danielle Morris – under the guidance of Project Manager Richard Saunders.
The White Light apprentices were charged with designing the lighting for individual sculptures. They made full use of the diverse range of lighting equipment offered by White Light, including low-energy, high output LED lighting fixtures and the innovative HyLight hydrogen fuel cell. The HyLight system silently powers lighting in remote locations while creating just water as a waste product.
“We were pleased with the work our apprentices carried out to launch the sculptures at the High House Production Park,” said White Light’s Richard Saunders. “They worked as a team to decide how to show each sculpture to best effect and to solve the practical problems of achieving the design. The results were thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended the launch event.”
Rebecca Lownds of Thurrock Gateway Development, one of the Production Park’s support organizations, said, “As a center of excellence for Creative and Cultural Industries, High House Production Park puts great emphasis on creating opportunities for skills development. We were delighted that White Light was able to provide apprentices to support the launch of our Sculpture at High House program. The four apprentices were extremely creative in the way that they lit the sculptures, and we were thrilled with the result.”
Kate Pratt of the Cass Sculpture Foundation was delighted to be involved. “The exhibition and accompanying events are free and open to all, making this project a uniquely exciting initiative. The opening event was a great success, in part down to the fantastic lighting put in place by White Light. The effects on the sculptures were wonderful.”
Further information about the High House Production Park and its Sculpture Exhibition, which runs until March 19th, can be found at www.highhouseproductionpark.co.uk.
Photo: Richard Saunders
