Tideway's construction work at King George's Park is now substantially complete.
Our site in King George's Park in Wandsworth is the start of our Frogmore Connection Tunnel, which links the sewer overflows into the main tunnel. The site encompassed a small part of the northern end of the park, adjacent to the entrance from Buckhold Road and the junction of Buckhold Road and Neville Gill Close.
Join Kieran as he visits King George's Park, where the team is working on the finishing touches
Yemi Awosile
Domestic Motif
Yemi Awosile was commissioned by Tideway to create an artwork for the new public realm site at King George’s Park. The resulting artwork, Domestic Motif, comprises sand-cast bronze elements that adorn either side of a mechanical and electrical building and are inspired by furnishing fabric and domestic spaces.
Yemi’s inspiration for the commission drew on this textile heritage and it’s role in domestic spaces, and re-purposes some of the tactile sensibilities associated with interior environments by placing them outside in the park setting. Titled Domestic Motif, the artwork is influenced by patterns found in furnishing fabric and wallpaper from the 1920s and 1930s, the time period when the park was originally opened. It has been cast in gunmetal bronze – a colour associated with natural dyed linen – and resembles both fabric and water by mimicking the movement and fluid forms associated with the river.