As well as reflecting the church's tall spire the work references the idea of an alter as a 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 the flooding & rising water levels caused by global warming, York's floods & floods of digital information and technology. The juxtaposition of contemporary disused computer components with the ancient, deconsecrated space of the church creates a tension and dialogue. The components begin to resemble archaeological finds mingling with the slabs, which originate from Roman times.

Flood was a site specific-installation in St Mary's (an 11th century deconsecrated church) in York, it was 8 meters high and made from 4 tons of recycled computer components genarously supplied on loan by Secure IT Recycling and 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 for the alter area of this deconsecrated church, then used as a contemporary art installation space 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 Marys & York Museums Trust 2010

Vulnerable Ecologies The Artleague 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

Computer Works

Susan Stockwell