Making Waves
Factsheet
Title
Making Waves
Artist
Ray Smith
Commissioner
Teignmouth Town Council
Commenced
1996
Completed
1999
Location
Teignmouth, Devon (Den Road, Wellington Street, Bank Street andStation Road)
Dimensions/Scope
22 spans of fibre optic lighting 7m to 14m long, 4 x 7m spans ofnon neon lightning
Materials
16mm side-glow fibre optic cable
'Flo-lite' motion and static non-neon light cable
3mm stainless steel catenary wire
Light sources with metal halide lamps
Total Project Budget
£338,730
Funding Sources
National Lottery via the Arts Council of England
Teignmouth Town Council
Teignbridge District Council
Summary Artist's Brief
There was no initial brief, simply an invitation from the Town Council for the artist to come up with an appropriate and original lighting scheme for the town within a limited budget. The measured pace of the project's early stages allowed the artist to research different ideas and technologies before firming up the final scheme.
Project Manager
Project Manager: Doff Pollard, Arts Development Officer,Teignbridge Dist. Council
Technical Manager: Nick Grech Cini, Principal Surveyor,Teignbridge Dist. Council
Other Professionals
Andrew Butler, Devon County Council Highways Department
Contractors
Southern Electricity Contracting (Principal Contractor)
Newlink UK Ltd (fibre optic)
Gala Lights Ltd (non neon lighting systems)
Contact For Further Information
Doff Pollard, Arts Development Officer, Teignbridge District Council, Forde House, Newton Abbot, TQ12 4XX
Tel: 01626 361101
Ray Smith, Artist: [email protected]
