Streets of Gold
Streets of Gold
M+R installed 150 castings in Camberley as the centrepiece of a town regeneration project. 'Streets of Gold' reinterprets local stories, anecdotes and memories as surface textures; it turns fragments of everyday conversation into permanent memorials. The surfaces are cast in bronze and iron and, in both cases, react to peoples touch such that the artwork becomes polished over time with different levels of shine according to different levels of interaction. Community engagement was key in establishing personal stories which have become fragmented poetry that can be read in numerous ways with multiple interpretations. The meaning or context is intentionally unclear but conveys a positivity which stimulates people to gather and talk.