David Ward lights up Foster's Mill

Hill Residential and Brookgate have commissioned artist David Ward to create a light installation for Foster's Mill, next to Cambridge Railway Station, the first project to be presented as part of the CB1 public art programme for the Ceres Phase.

'Foster's Mill Firmament' draws on the history of the mill and other buildings in Cambridge. Linear drawings are layered with different firmaments of stars over two sides of the mill building relating to the ancient belief that the sky is a celestial sphere enclosed within a dome or vault. The drawings are derived from fan vault ceilings such as those in King's College Chapel in Cambridge.

David Ward worked in partnership with ACT Consultant Services and The Projection Studio to create the temporary light projection, which was unveiled at the iconic Foster’s Mill on 1 December 2011. Atmospheric layers of light, evoking firmaments of stars, will light the mill nightly until the 23 December 2011.

Foster’s Mill is the central feature of Ceres, the new development by Hill Residential, which is part of Brookgate’s larger regeneration project CB1 in centre of Cambridge.

‘Foster’s Mill Firmament’ was managed and developed by Commissions East.