Entry Type

Members-only

Location

Chinnor, Oxfordshire

The primary access into the new residential development will be via a new road off Greenwood Avenue. This new access will lead down the development’s main street incorporating a high-quality public realm with strong landscaped features. This street will direct people down to the primary area of public open space on the site. This space will be the main focal / destination point for a site-specific piece or pieces of public art, introduced to reinforce the local landscape and natural history of Chinnor.

The development location is known for woods with Special Area of Conservation status, the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Trust and the Chinnor Chalk Pit, a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The location, design and function of the artwork should not impact on the amenities of the site for future residents but enhance the location by working with the historical and scientific context of the area.

The Opportunity

Persimmon Homes Ltd (Thames Valley) were seeking to appoint an artist to design and produce a timeless, innovative and distinctive piece of art to animate the principal area of open space and enrich the local community. Ideally, the work will reflect the historic use and / or nature associations of the site.

Whilst the preference was for the delivery of a stand-alone focal feature within the open space, artists were advised to not feel limited to this criteria and, instead, invited to consider artwork that could be incorporated into site topography (such as paving and seating).

Current Winners

Current Winner

Srabani Ghosh GBA

The winner of the Persimmon Homes Oxfordshire Public Art Commission 2023 is Srabani Ghosh GBA.

Srabani Ghosh is a London based, Indian artist working with sculpture and large-scale drawing. Srabani is a storyteller who fuses sculpture with collage. She is fascinated by small details held within everyday moments. Memories of these form the colours of her visual canvas. Working in this way allows her to replay observations of a life of diaspora. 

On winning the Persimmon Homes Oxfordshire public art commission, Srabani has said:

'Being awarded the Persimmon Chinnor public art commission will give me an incredible opportunity to really push the boundaries of scale within my practice. The area known for its woods with Special Area of Conservation, the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Trust and the Chinnor Chalk Pit, will provide rich material for me to draw inspiration from. Having the chance to combine design and art, sculpture and collage, to revive and re-present, is immensely exciting, especially knowing the end result will be a focal point that impacts the everyday lives of the Chinnor resident community.'

Srabani Ghosh in her studio
Being awarded the Persimmon Chinnor public art commission will give me an incredible opportunity to really push the boundaries of scale within my practice

Srabani Ghosh GBA

Past Winners



2021


Tom Waugh MRSS with his sculpture The Lens
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Tom Waugh MRSS