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A survey of publicly sited cannons in Greater London and the targets they would strike if fired. Click images above for slideshow |
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A survey of publicly sited cannons in Greater London and the targets they would strike if fired. Click images above for slideshow |
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Monumental Guns and Their Targets by Sean Dower. Published by The Everyday Press 2022 ISBN: 9781912458509. 160 pages with 124 black and white illustrations, includes an interview by Jon Wood. Supported by Turner Contemporary Margate, Acme Studios and The Elephant Trust. |
All the cannons and artillery included in this survey are actual, historic weapons, located in Greater London and freely accessible to the public. The hypothetical strike point for each weapon has been calculated using ballistics information for standard shells, that takes into account the location, orientation, altitude and air-drag at the time of observation. The imagined strike points are roughly centred in the accompanying photograph that pairs with that of each gun.
Briefcase with materials for pyrotechnic book launch at Turner Contemporary Margate, for the exhibition: Stephen Cripps: In Real Life |
The official launch at Turner Contemporary Margate, January 2023. |
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Unofficial launch with pyrotechnic mortar, Gallery 46 Whitechapel, London December 2022. Link to film of launch on Vimeo |
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The book after being fired from the cannon |
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GIF animated preview of book |