Tony Stallard (born 26 August 1958) is an English artist, best known for his large scale public artworks in the United Kingdom and abroad, which utilise bronze, steel and light sculptures for work in the public realm.
Stallard has worked for twenty-five years in public artworks within the public realm and his work has been exhibited widely from Canada to Ireland and the Czech Republic. This work has included research and development within architectural and engineering practices, as well as processing artworks with multiple stake holders for practical engineered concepts towards public artworks.
In 2009, Stallard was selected by the Titanic Quarter and Arts And Business Northern Ireland to create a sculpture to promote the regeneration of the Titanic Quarter. A scale model of an Airfix kit, the piece was a reference to Belfast’s industrial heritage and encourages a nostalgia for the area’s shipbuilding history.
The Kit is described by Tony as “a playful reference to kit forms and toy structures…also an attempt to bring the spirit of the ship back to the beginning of her journey”. Unlike many memorials in Belfast that commemorate the victims of the Titanic, Tony Stallard described the ‘Kit’ as a “dramatic work which commemorates the great achievement that was the construction of the ship.”
It is interesting to note that Harland and Wolff, were commissioned to construct the sculpture.
The ‘Kit’ takes the form of an over-sized ‘Airfix’ model kit. It measures nearly 14 metres in height and is approximately 4 metres wide. The ‘Kit’ is fabricated from steel and bronze.
The design of the sculpture should be familiar to model-makers in the UK and Ireland [not sure about the USA], and comprises the framework (or sprue) that secures the individual components of the kit. In the manufacture of injection moulded plastic model kits the sprue is formed when molten plastic is injected into a mould. When the mould is broken open the sprue is left in place securing the individual numbered components of the model kit.
The ‘Kit’ has a number of large components, which are recognisably parts of the Titanic. These include her hull split down the middle, forming two sections, three of her four funnels and two of her three propellers. The ‘Kit’ is designed to give the impression that a number of components have already been ‘snapped off’ the sprue framework, such as the missing funnel and propeller.
The uppermost funnel is painted in the White Star Line’s buff (yellow) and black band colour scheme and the bow is painted black, with red anti-fouling paint below the waterline. The rest of the hull sections and other components are left unpainted, distinguished by their bronze patina. At night the ‘Kit’, which stands on the quayside in front of The Arc Apartments, is illuminated by purple LED lighting.
THE MARITIME MILE IS TEN MILES LONG I VISITED THE SECTION FROM TITANIC PUMPHOUSE TO THE LAGAN WEIR
I was disappointed to discover just how much dust was on the camera sensor but this happens every time I visit Belfast, even if I don’t change lenses. The photographs were taken at different times of the day using a variety of lenses as well as an Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max which performed very well in good light.
This series could be described as an overview of is to be seen in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast. Some items of interest have been excluded from this collection as I will address them individually in another series of photographs.
The Maritime Mile is an award winning initiative developed by Maritime Belfast Trust in association with the Belfast Harbour, Odyssey Trust and Titanic Quarter Limited. It aims to connect the waterfront physically, recognising that the sum of its parts is much greater than the individual components. It also connects with people emotionally, engaging local neighbourhoods, residents and visitors through interpretation, storytelling, events and animation.
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Second Presbyterian Congregation founded in 1708, York Street Congregation founded in 1840. Present building completed in 1896 and the architect was George W. Planck and it is the only church designed by that architect in Ireland.
The Church is situated in the University area of Belfast. Travelling out of Belfast city, along University Road, turn left at the junction opposite the main Lanyon Building of Queen’s University. This is Elmwood Avenue and the Church is situated on the right hand side at the end of this road. Free parking available along Elmwood Avenue. Alternatively, the Church may be found from the Lisburn Road arterial route from Belfast city centre. Elmwood Avenue is opposite the City Hospital. The Church is on the left hand side of Elmwood Avenue in this approach.
BELFAST CITY HALL THERE WAS NO PUBLIC ACCESS BECAUSE OF TRADE DISPUTE
Almost every time I visit Belfast I have problems photographing City Hall, mainly because of a royal event. Last year it was Covid-19 restrictions. This year it was a trade dispute.
On the Monday of my arrival in the city more than 2,000 members of the Unite union began a seven-day strike on Monday morning as part of a dispute over pay. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) were also on strike over pensions.
Ballyhackamore is a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, it is a suburb of Belfast located on the Upper Newtownards Road. It is also a ward in the UK Parliamentary constituency of East Belfast.
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