Sum Place is a public art studio creating permanent, site-specific installations for civic, healthcare and regeneration environments.
The studio is led by artist Colin Davies and trainee art psychotherapist Nic Quinn. We work across the UK with architects, developers, local authorities and communities from early research through fabrication and installation.
The studio is led by artist Colin Davies and trainee art psychotherapist Nic Quinn. We work across the UK with architects, developers, local authorities and communities from early research through fabrication and installation.
Our work is shaped by place. We draw on local heritage, industrial history and shared cultural memory, translating what we find into bold, graphic forms. Geometry, modernism, nature and historical codes are our visual language.
Community voices shape every project. We work in stone, marble, metal, ceramic and recycled plastic from finely carved detail to large-scale civic installation. Every piece is built to last and made with purpose.
We believe public art is a matter of public health. The quality of the spaces people move through every day has a measurable effect on wellbeing, belonging and identity. It's why we make work that is joyful, lasting, and genuinely of its place.
Community voices shape every project. We work in stone, marble, metal, ceramic and recycled plastic from finely carved detail to large-scale civic installation. Every piece is built to last and made with purpose.
We believe public art is a matter of public health. The quality of the spaces people move through every day has a measurable effect on wellbeing, belonging and identity. It's why we make work that is joyful, lasting, and genuinely of its place.
