New public artwork, named Home from Home, opens at Ladden Garden Village
A new public artwork named Home from Home, has been installed at Ladden Garden Village, a major new development delivering hundreds of new homes for north Yate.
The artwork takes the form of a pavilion, made from repurposed waste materials and timber offcuts from construction sites including Ladden Garden Village and the Whirlpool washing machine factory in Yate. It is a temporary structure, to be used as an outdoor arts venue and catalyst for creative activity.
One of the play areas at the southern entrance to the new neighbourhood has now opened to the public, with playground equipment for children to enjoy. Home from Home has been installed near to the play area. Bristol-based artist Jo Lathwood has been working on the artwork from her studio at Spike Island in the city, with the piece exploring ideas around sustainability and shelter, whilst its modular design was influenced by Yate’s 20th century evolution into a centre for manufacturing.
Jo Lathwood held a public event, named FACTORY, at Spike Island in Bristol in 2019 as part of their Open Studios event which began the process of preparing offcuts to make Home from Home, with help from Yate Men’s Shed and hundreds of other members of the public.
An engagement programme of creative events and activities, led by visiting and local artists, will be held in and around the pavilion through a programme supported by the Arts Council and Barratt Homes, in association with Yate Parish. These will include family days, workshops, performances and exhibitions. It will also enable three artists, Kayle Brandon, Phil Owen and Oliver Sutherland, to develop new artworks inspired by the area and created collaboratively with local residents.
Andrea Pilgrim, sales director at the Bristol division of Barratt Homes, says: “We are very pleased to have Home from Home in place at Ladden Garden Village, providing a chance for people to embrace their creativity and connect with their community. Ladden Garden Village is a hugely significant development, delivering hundreds of much-needed new homes alongside many other benefits for residents, including play area which offers a lovely, welcoming space for families to enjoy.”