Thursday 14 March 2013

The Owl Project @ Turton Tower


Pixel friends at Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Mid-Pennine Arts have sent us details about an exciting new Contemporary Heritage commission for Turton Tower.

Owl Project are creating a site specific installation for Turton Tower. K-Scope is their next major piece following on from the hugely successful ~Flow, commissioned as part of the Cultural Olympiad. Owl Project were intrigued by elements of the tower’s history that remain absent, in particular, rumours of secret tunnels and the work and the inventions of former resident James Kay.

arkwright_water_frame2 (c) Owl ProjectThey have developed ideas for a project that will invite people to enter an imaginary space where fact and fiction combine, drawing attention to Turton Tower’s rich industrial heritage and an age of wonder, when people were excited by what machines could achieve.

 
Turton residency (9)
K-Scope (c) Owl ProjectFor this commission Owl Project are creating two elements that link the Tower and the garden; inside a wooden analogue computer that weaves light and fantastic listening horns exhibited in the Tower’s gardens.

The venue is open to the public March–October every year, and this new commission will launch on 16 March 2013. The Tower is a beautiful Grade 1 listed building located in the dramatic setting of the West Pennine Moors between Blackburn and Bolton. Turton has evolved over five centuries, from a defensive tower to a family home. It is now a unique and atmospheric visitor destination, housing a wonderful collection of period furniture and paintings.

For more information visit the Mid-Pennine Arts Website at www.midpenninearts.org.uk/home




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