Link corridor panorama Heinrich & Palmer
The Gloucester Panorama Heinrich & Palmer
Artists Anna Heinrich and Leon Palmer are creating a 360 degree panoramic photograph of Gloucester and the surrounding area taken from the roof of the Tower Block of the old Gloucestershire Royal Hospital . This incredible 24 hour panorama will be installed across the entire length of the new 24 metre A & E Link Corridor.
The panorama will be comprised of 24 edited images taken of the surrounding landscape over a 24 hour period with one photograph taken for each hour. Each image will be focused in the direction of the sun and will show the path of the sun as it rises and falls. The camera will be rotated by 15 degrees per hour and will continue through the night to show the movement of the moon and stars to complete the cycle of 24 hours. The images will be of a very high resolution showing the surrounding landscape and weather patterns in minute detail.
A timeline showing the increments of the hours and minutes will run parallel to the image along the whole length of the wall.
The panoramic image will also have another dimension to it. Hidden within the landscape will be photographs of objects chosen by staff - such as a feather, postage stamp or an earring. These will be scattered around the photographic landscape and will nestle into the detail in the image. The objects will also exist in real life in the location in which they are shown in the photographic image, which means that the object could be found if a person went to the actual place.
The chosen objects will be small and have a poetic connection with the site in which they are placed. Some may be insignificant and transient such as a leaf or some may be precious or more permanent such as a topaz, gold ring or pebble.
The panoramic view is intended as a snapshot of one particular day and a celebration of the old and new coming together. The placement of the objects within the landscape echoes this idea but also acknowledges their ongoing existence in the present moment - the objects may still be there or may have been found, blown away or disintegrated.
he artwork will be visible from the outside as well as from the inside. Staff and the public using the corridor will be able to scrutinize the image close up and see if they can find a place they know or some of the objects hidden in the landscape. The artists came up with the idea after thinking about ways in which the commission could have a connection with the old site, whilst celebrating the new. The corridor, which physically links the new part of the hospital with the old, seemed an ideal location to site the image.
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