Cathedral Building – ‘A Spire’.

Cathedral Building – ‘A Spire’.

Cathedral Building – ‘A Spire’.

11th – 17th January 2010

- a temporary installation created by local artist Caroline Dalton

From mid-day on the 11th January through until the 17th visitors to Carlisle’s Cathedral will find a new addition to the surrounding architecture in distinction as set within the Cathedral will be a temporary art installation created by local artist Caroline Dalton.

.A Spire focuses towards the idea of building blocks in rhetoric or the exaggerated architectural model; seemingly indicating a certain concept of future, proposal or newness in potential and positivity, but equally the piece sets out to emulate the real world surrounding in present terms whilst similarly echoing bygones by its duplication of the Cathedral architecture in close proximity.
A spire was specifically created to be sited here within the city's cathedral; for by definition Cathedral denotes seat of authority or governance historically - one functioning at the very centre of community affairs: and by this token such a location marks the ‘common understanding’ of what is believed to constitute ‘city’-

‘A Spire’ salutes the notion of city from past, present to future in being.

As an independent artist living in Eden valley Caroline works predominantly in the North of Cumbria where she aims to promote not only her own work but the work of other artists locally –through organising arts in empty shops initiatives such as Lowther Arcade in Carlisle centre; aiming in ethos to preserve and regenerate common landmarks whilst equally celebrating the presence and diversity of contemporary arts here in the region. Caroline suggests ‘It’s fitting to install this piece now in the cathedral at the start of a new year when most are beginning to concede to thoughts about change or new horizons, and A Spire alludes the same in terms of embracing our environment, our community and our developing culture.

The Cathedral is open daily 7.30am to 6.15pm hours Monday to Saturday and 7.30am to 5.00pm hours on Sunday.

‘A Spire’ was created to support submission for Carlisle as UK City of Culture 2013 as part of BITE Arts Festival,and

Caroline acknowledges sincere thanks to Carlisle Cathedral and to the following in relation to setting up this Project:

University of Cumbria, Carlisle Renaissance, Love Carlisle & Freerange Artists.