19th September 2023
Earlier this year, local artist Bridget Hemmings set up the Cheddar Individuality Project. Inspired by the work of Anthony Gormley, she helped local people, many of whom had little or no artistic experience, to create 1,000 individual sculptures of themselves or other people. The sculptures were exhibited in May before being displayed around Cheddar village and gorge. Axe Valley Men’s Shed helped Bridget and the team by producing some shelves to display the sculptures plus a number of laser-engraved wooden signs to be displayed with each group. The signs included a QR code (a two-dimensional barcode) that allowed visitors to find out more information about the project and to “check in” to the exhibit. From early July to the middle of September, our QR code signs logged nearly 8,000 visitor check-ins. The pictures below show some of the sculptures on display, together with one of our laser-engraved signs.
