CANARY WHARF GROUP
Sculpture exhibition with the Ministry of Defence and military charities about WW1 centenary remembrance
Remembrance Art Trails, 2016 & 2018
Mixed materials
Unique works (series of 7)
Various dimensions
PARTNERS
Canary Wharf Group
Corps of Royal Engineers (British Army)
Ministry of Defence
CHARITIES
The Royal British Legion
Combat Stress
Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
Royal British Legion Industries
Stoll
The Not Forgotten Association
The Poppy Factory
BRIEF
Canary Wharf Group, the developer of the largest urban regeneration project in Europe, wanted a series of commemorative public artworks to be exhibited across the business estate, that engaged the UK public for WW1 centenary remembrance. The exhibits would enhance the overall philanthropic approach and add value to their portfolio.
OUTCOME
Designed and built an 11 piece art trail commemorating 100 years of the First World War. Managed multiple teams (approx. 400 people) from Corps of Royal Engineers/MoD, military training regiments, specialist artisans and 9 military charities, where the creative ideas were central and core to the overall group project delivery.
SOCIAL MEDIA
#remembrancearttrail
“THIS WORK IS ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT ART CAN MAKE ON REMEMBRANCE AND POPPY APPEAL. THIS SOLO SHOW EXPLORES THE USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS, NOT ONLY ON THE BATTLEFIELD BUT ALSO IN THE ART STUDIO.”
Mark Humphrey
Artist
Point Of Everyman’s Land, 2016
Acrylic, braided rope, carbon steel, earth, pebbles, sand and concrete
Unique work (set of 5)
H210 x W170 x D120cm (each)
“A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION OVERWHELMED BY THE CONTENT.”
Camille Waxer, Chief Administration Officer
Canary Wharf Group
Lost Soldiers, 2016
Oxidised steel, horse hair, felt, pith and Kevlar military helmets (1914 to 2016 conflicts)
Unique work (101 helmets and 102 posts)
H230 x W600 x D600cm
“THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND CARE ON THIS PROJECT, EVERYONE GAVE SUCH AMAZING FEEDBACK AND THE STEWARDS HEARD LOTS OF STORIES DURING THE EVENT. THANKS AGAIN FOR BRINGING US SUCH AN AMAZING EVENT, SAD TO SEE THEM GO.”
Lucie Moore, Head of Arts and Events
Canary Wharf Group
Brothers In Arms, 2016
Resin, steel and enamel paint
Unique work
H300 x W400 x D400cm (framework)
H240 x W100 x D90cm (statue)
“A GREAT RESULT…THOUGHT PROVOKING AND INNOVATIVE.”
Robert Lee, Assistant Director for Remembrance and National Events
The Royal British Legion
Lost Armies no1, 2016
Resin and oil paint
Unique work (100 statuettes)
H50 x W18 x D17cm (each)
“IT WAS A GREAT PLEASURE TO MEET YOU AND HEAR ABOUT THE LOST ARMIES – WHAT A WONDERFUL PIECE OF ART WHICH I THINK CAPTURES THE SAVAGERY OF WARFARE BEAUTIFULLY. THANK YOU.”
Brigadier James Stopford CBE, Chief Executive
The Not Forgotten Association
Fallen Soldier, 2016
Acrylic, carbon steel and paper
Unique work (set of 7)
H170-250 x W150 x D150cm (each)
“ARMISTICE DAY 2016: ENGLAND REMEMBERS IN CREATIVE WAYS 11 NOVEMBER 2016. ENGLAND HAS BEEN REMEMBERING THOSE WHO DIED IN CONFLICTS IN A RANGE OF CREATIVE WAYS. WE TAKE A LOOK AT A FEW OF THEM.”
UK News
BBC
Boots On The Ground, 2016
Rope, carbon steel and British Army military boots
Unique work (100 pairs of boots)
H8m x W16 x D16m
“I AM WRITING TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE OUTSTANDING SUCCESS OF THE REMEMBRANCE ART TRAIL AT CANARY WHARF AND OFFER MY HEARTFELT APPRECIATION FOR INVOLVING ROYAL BRITISH LEGION INDUSTRIES. IT IS AN INCREDIBLE HONOUR TO HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS WONDERFUL CELEBRATION OF THE ARMED FORCES THAT HAS BEEN SO WARMLY RECEIVED BY THE PUBLIC. YOUR TRULY MOVING EXHIBITION OF THOUGHT-PROVOKING SCULPTURES AND INSTALLATIONS ARE SUCH A POWERFUL VISUAL REMINDER OF THE SACRIFICES MADE BY THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES AND THIS GROUND-BREAKING COLLECTION HAS BEEN SO INSPIRING AND REALLY TOUCHED HEARTS AND MINDS.”
Steve Sherry CMG, OBE, Chief Executive
Royal British Legion Industries
ANA (Army, Navy, Air Force), 2016
British Army tank wheels, Royal Navy propeller, Royal Air Force turbine fan, carbon steel and enamel paint
Unique work (set of 3)
H180-250 x W150-250 x D150-180cm (each)
“I WALKED AROUND THE REMEMBRANCE ART TRAIL IN MY LUNCH HOUR TODAY AND I JUST HAD TO WRITE TO YOU TO SAY HOW WONDERFUL YOUR ARTWORK IS AND HOW MOVING I FOUND IT, PARTICULARLY THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND THE LOST SOLDIERS WHICH ACTUALLY MOVED ME TO TEARS. I NOTICED THAT THE ROYAL ENGINEERS HELPED WITH THE EXHIBITS AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY SPECIAL TO ME AS MY PATERNAL GRANDFATHER SERVED WITH THE ROYAL ENGINEERS IN WWI – THANKFULLY HE SURVIVED. I WILL BE LOOKING OUT FOR ALL YOUR FUTURE EXHIBITS – YOU HAVE AMAZING TALENT.”
Ellen Edwards
Clifford Chance
“WORKING WITH MARK HAS BEEN AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. HIS IDEAS AND CONCEPTS FLY OFF THE PAGE.”
RSME Matters Magazine
Remembrance Art Trail
“I HOPE YOU’VE RECOVERED FROM YOUR EXTRAORDINARY REMEMBRANCE ART TRAIL.”
Sally Williams, Arts Curator
Canary Wharf Group
“BRITISH SOLDIERS HAVE WORKED WITH AN AWARD-WINNING ARTIST TO TRANSFORM CANARY WHARF INTO A PLACE TO REMEMBER FALLEN SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN. SEVEN PIECES OF ART – FROM MINIATURE SOLDIERS TO A POPPY SHAPED LIKE A TURBINE – HAVE BEEN INSTALLED TO MARK REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY AND THE POPPY APPEAL. ARTIST MARK HUMPHREY CREATED THE UK’S FIRST REMEMBRANCE ART TRAIL ALONGSIDE THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION. HIS WORK, WHICH IS DOTTED AROUND THE LONDON BUSINESS DISTRICT, WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH THE HELP OF THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. THE MATERIALS USED TO CREATE THE ART WAS SALVAGED FROM OLD MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND MANUFACTURED USING TECHNIQUES DEVISED AND HONED BY THE ARMED FORCES.”
UK News
MAIL
“PIECES ARE BRILLIANT.”
Don Bigger, Corp Colonel
Corps of Royal Engineers
LINKS
Londonist, Remembrance Day Art Trail In Canary Wharf
The Guardian, Model Soldier
Evening Standard, A Centenary Of Conflict
RSME Matters Magazine, Remembrance Art Trail
BBC,Armistice Day 2016: England Remembers
Mail Online, The Art Of War