A Love Supreme, South Shields
A Love Supreme is a heritage memorial installation created to mark the 180th anniversary of the mining tragedy at St Hilda Colliery in South Shields, where lives were lost following an explosion deep underground.
Commissioned by Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust, the project reinterpreted traditional mining iconography through four contemporary appliquéd works inspired by the visual language of miners’ banners - powerful symbols of solidarity and identity within mining communities.
The installation also included a projection-mapped animation that brought the historic mine shaft back to life, using light and movement to evoke the physical and emotional intensity of industrial labour.
The work reflects the motion associated with industry, the directional force of machinery, the grind of labour, the presence of fire, alongside the canary, a sentinel figure symbolising both warning and loss.
Together, these elements create a space of reflection, honouring those who died while acknowledging the industrial history that shaped the region.
Commissioned by Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust, the project reinterpreted traditional mining iconography through four contemporary appliquéd works inspired by the visual language of miners’ banners - powerful symbols of solidarity and identity within mining communities.
The installation also included a projection-mapped animation that brought the historic mine shaft back to life, using light and movement to evoke the physical and emotional intensity of industrial labour.
The work reflects the motion associated with industry, the directional force of machinery, the grind of labour, the presence of fire, alongside the canary, a sentinel figure symbolising both warning and loss.
Together, these elements create a space of reflection, honouring those who died while acknowledging the industrial history that shaped the region.
Heritage Memorial
Projection Mapping
Cultural Commemoration
Projection Mapping
Cultural Commemoration
