Splash - a public artwork by Neil Irons 2003


	Splash - a take pART public art commission for Salmons Brook, Enfield 2003. Clients - Edmonton Partnership Initiative, Enfield Council, London's Waterways Partnership, Lea Rivers Trust.
	Site Specific Artworks created in collaboration with young people from Fleecefield Primary School, Enfield. The content of the tiles was inspired by Salmons Brook and arose from two school workshops. The focus of the workshops was on abstraction and collaboration within art, wherein the participants learnt how to derive inspiration from a specific site and make it their own through refinement and transformation. They then practised the techniques involved in producing ceramic reliefs with each participant making a piece of the final artwork.
	The artwork is made up of two high relief ceramic murals using stoneware ceramics and glazes. Sited where the Salmons Brook nature trail appears from a culvert, it has an overlooking seating area. Salmons Brook presents itself as a natural oasis in the busy residential and industrial area of Edmonton, it affords visitors a moment of peace and escape into nature. This waterway is very important to the residents of the area not only as a thoroughfare but also as a meeting point.
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