Sundial Hit
Mrs Smith
Using textiles in a radical, activist way Mrs Smith transforms our built environment. Working undercover, she encourages us to re-engage with the familiar or the overlooked. Her targets are the ‘invisible’ and unprepossessing objects that make up the functional landscape of the street and public spaces.
Using textiles in a radical, activist way Mrs Smith transforms our built environment. Working undercover, she encourages us to re-engage with the familiar or the overlooked. Her targets are the ‘invisible’ and unprepossessing objects that make up the functional landscape of the street and public spaces.
The hit on Armada Sundial, a well-known feature at the centre of Plymouth’s shopping district, appeared suddenly overnight. It survived for two days, stimulating enthusiastic interaction and lively debate, before vanishing.
As with all Mrs Smith’s work this intervention tackled issues of public art and urban design. Additionally her practice questions perceptions of value and seriousness in art, not only because her work is impermanent, sited outside the traditional white cube and is made using undervalued materials and skills, but also because of its humour and accessibility.
