Huyton-born artist Andrew Small specialises in public realm sculptural works. This duo of artworks play with optical illusion, using photographs to create dynamic shapes, which appear to move and change.
This artwork is being installed and will be unveiled in July 2025.
“On a Saturday afternoon we set up a white screen as a backdrop in one of the empty shops in Huyton village. Hoping to suggest a sense of theatricality, we invited people of all ages off the street to ‘make shapes’ while I filmed their performances.
To no surprise, many didn’t need much encouragement, and taking their lead, I let the camera roll. The artworks that will sit on the platform of Huyton station use just two of the spontaneous responses to the request and reflect the exuberance, talent, confidence and fun of the people of Huyton, for people passing through the station."
- Andrew Small, 2025
Each piece is made up of multiple images that together produce analogue animations, based on location of the viewer. The animation will move at different speeds depending on the speed you walk by, and your distance from each object.
Free