Northern Print commissioned a series of temporary public artworks by Tanya Axford, Sans Façon (Tristan Surtees and Charles Blanc) and Alison Unsworth as part of the debate around the regeneration of North Tyneside’s Fish Quay.

Second Dogwatch
Tanya Axford
Tanya Axford created ‘Second Dogwatch’ from hundreds of water-activated lights that are normally used on life jackets. They were placed on the beach at low tide. As the tide came in, the lights were switched on. Gradually the beach was covered with pinpoints of light that ebbed and flowed with the water.

Drive-in cinema
Sans Façon
Sans Façon (Tristan Surtees and Charles Blanc) helped more people to sample the Fish Quay, thanks to a touring projection of a sea view from the Quay. Their ‘cinema’ toured to five different car parks in Tyne and Wear. It enabled passers-by to share the Quay’s unique ambience and personality.

Street Selection
Alison Unsworth
Two trucks displaying four posters of ‘Street Selection’ toured North Shields for a day in November 2003. The work was developed in response to the built environment of the Fish Quay area before the regeneration programme began.