Resonate: Remembering the lost soldiers of North Staffordshire by Stephen Dixon & Johnny Magee
This multi-media installation brings together ceramics, sound and public participation to commemorate the soldiers of the North Staffordshire Regiment in the Great War. Dominated by a monumental clay head by artist Stephen Dixon, made using a ton of clay sourced from the WWI battlefield sites of Passchendaele, the sculpture is based on the Victory Medal of 1919. The classical form of the original winged victory figure is challenged by the more industrial aesthetic of the supporting structure, which brings the brutality of trench architecture to the installation. Animated by a sound sculpture by Johnny Magee, which orchestrates the familiar and incidental sounds, poignant songs and popular music of the period.
Opening times
Price
£ Free
Address
British Ceramics Biennial
China Hall
Original Spode Factory Site Kingsway
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 1JH