Flood, York Museums Trust

Flood repurposes the church's altar area as a different kind of space for worship. The piece draws the eye upwards, whilst simultaneously flooding downwards, forming a pool of metal and wire on the floor. The title Flood refers to local flooding & rising water levels caused by global warming, both York's river flooding & floods of digital information and technology. The juxtaposition of contemporary disused components with the ancient, deconsecrated space of the church creates a tension and dialogue. The components begin to resemble archaeological finds mingling with the Roman stone slabs.

Flood was a site-specific installation, commissioned for the altar area of St Mary's, a deconsecrated 11th-century church.  It stood 8 meters high and was made from 4 tons of recycled computer components generously loaned by Secure IT Recycling. The components were all returned to them to be recycled after the installation, thus forming a circular economy, which is a common element of my large-scale installations. 

Commissioned by York Museums Trust, it was on show from June - October 2010.

Other artists who exhibited at York St Mary's include Bruce Nauman, Cornelia Parker, Emma Biggs and Matthew Collings.

Exhibitions:

Flood York St Mary's & York Museums Trust 2010

Vulnerable Ecologies The Art League Houston 2009

B-side Ecology Hong Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan 2008

Publications:

50 Women Sculptors Aurorametro Publishing (p.174/5)

ISBN: 978-0-9932207-7-7 

Crafts Magazine A Toxic Nave of Parts Front July/Aug 2010 (p.5)

Flood Brochure York Museums Trust 2010

Susan Stockwell Creates a Recycled Masterpiece from E-waste Recycle Nation USA