Post by Briony Marshall MRSS FRSA
Sculptor translating the invisible forces of the natural world into landmark public art | Science & research commissions | Environmental & community projects
In 2018 I was commissioned to make a sculpture for the Barton Science Centre at Tonbridge School — named after Sir Derek Barton, Old Tonbridgian who won The Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1969. The starting point was the chair conformation of cyclohexane. What emerged was a piece about something much larger: how humans connect, cooperate, and search for meaning — in science and in life. Adult figures as carbon atoms. Infants as hydrogen. The covalent bonds that hold a molecule together are reimagined as an adult holding a child by the hand. "Only Connect." — E.M. Forster, another Old Tonbridgian. This film by Aniku Ltd documents the full story of the commission. If you've been following this series of posts, this is where it all comes together. #PublicArt #Sculpture #ArtAndArchitecture #SculptureCommission #DesignProcess
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