The final phase of the Peterborough Soil project,
‘Redistribution’, will take place on Tuesday 16 November, at St
John’s Square. Artist John Newling will be speaking at a lunchtime
landscape lecture at 1pm in St John’s Church and will then
supervise the placing of the soil into the grass terraces of St
John’s Square.
The first stages of the Peterborough Soil project saw Mr Newling
call upon local residents to contribute images and text of places
in the city that hold special memories for them. Phase two saw the
images and texts published in the Peterborough Soil newspaper,
which was distributed across the city and then shredded and
converted into soil in phase three of the project.
Commenting on the final phase, Mr Newling said: "Redistribution
will see the soil becoming a permanent nourishing element of the
grass terraces in the square, containing the images and texts of
Peterborough, submitted by the people of Peterborough. In this
sense it’s an intelligent soil enriched with the beliefs, values
and memories of Peterborough."
The project has been supported by Vivacity, Peterborough’s
culture and leisure trust, Opportunity Peterborough and
Peterborough City Council. For more information visit
http://www.john-newling.com/?s=Peterborough+soil
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