Ocean

Artists: Michael Brennand-Wood, Jacqueline Poncelet
Location: Ocean, London Borough of Hackney

Michael Brennand-Wood was appointed in 1997 as lead artist for the development of Ocean - a £23million music venue in Hackney, East London.

This resulted in five works being commissioned for the building, four of which were by Brennand-Wood.

'Particle Wall' in the main stairwell, takes inspiration from the language of piano rolls with clear marbles set into the concrete wall denoting the Burt Bacharach song, 'Walk on By'. 'Water Wall' between the stairwell and bar contains 22 revolving coloured fluid units, which relate to petri dish cultures and street plans.

The fifth commission by Jacqueline Poncelet for the studio space came from working with members of the local Turkish and Kurdish communities resulting in eight works, which have both a decorative and acoustic function.

Supported by Arts Council England Lottery funding.