Welcome to Taunton Stop Line LIVE
Between 24 February – 4 March 2012 visual artists Illuminos are on a mission in Somerset. Travelling from North to South they will be creating a continually moving art happening, illuminating and projecting on ten pill boxes from the Taunton Stop Line each night. The work illuminates some of the 300 military bunkers built during World War II that create the Taunton Stop Line, designed to stop a potential German advance from the west. By the end of the ten days one hundred structures from the Stop Line will have been brought into the light drawing a historic line across the county.
So far we have projected on: 100 pillboxes
100 Pillboxes completed!
A huge thank you to everyone who have helped us along our 10 day journey
Check back here for details of our progress as we edit the 100 pillboxes we filmed into a final piece.
On the 21st May you will be able to see the final film on the outdoor screen at the Brewhouse theatre Taunton
On the 21st May you will be able to see the final film on the outdoor screen at the Brewhouse theatre Taunton
Pillboxes projected on:
Miles covered on foot: Miles covered in vehicles: | 100
31.42 miles 45.26 miles |
Within these projection elements Illuminos are also going to be incorporating one ten-word phrase per pillbox, beamed as morse code onto the structure. In the final film work these words will run in sequence from one pillbox to the next, creating a 1000 word phrase in morse code that reflects the usage, mystery and uniqueness of the Taunton Stop Line. You can upload your own 10 word phrases to sum up your own knowledge and relationship with the Taunton Stop Line and the area that it runs through. These will be collected and used within the artwork.
| This is where we are RIGHT NOW!! In our www.tauntonstoplinelive.co.uk Motor-home.
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From this website you can look at where Illuminos are on each of the 10 days, upload your 10 word phrases via the blog, and comment on our work.Each day during the event we will be identifying 10 pillboxes per zone, and marking them on the maps for you to find.Then each evening we will be updating our position every 5 minutes, allowing you to find us and the projections as they happen. Each zone has a hub point, marked on the map, where we will begin the nights projections from, and this is a good point to meet us and find out about the projections taking place.We hope you will join us on in this exploration of a fascinating hidden landmark.
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