AN ALPHABET FOR BLACK ROCK was commissioned by Brighton & Hove City Council as part of a programme of temporary and permanent artists’ commissions.
David Blandy, 2022
Letter A for Black Rock and the Sea Kale
Artists Maria Amidu, Hannah Berry, David Blandy, Nik the Brush, Atlas Easton, Hannah Eaton, Martin Glover, Daniel Locke, Fraser Muggeridge, Danny Noble, Wumi Olaosebikan, Simon Roberts and Martin Seeds were each allocated two letters from the alphabet, including two BSL (British Sign Language) letters, and asked to create designs that reflect the nature of the site, its unique geology, and ecology.
The artists were inspired by the relationship between the black rocks that give the area its name and their role in aiding the re-population of sea kale, whose seeds float out to sea and need to be smashed open on the rocks to kick-start germination.
Brighton & Hove City Council
David Blandy, 2022
Letter I for Black Rock and the Sea Kale