Make Blood Cancer Visible: Paul Cocksedge Studio

Installed letter sculpture in Paternoster Square

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Make Blood Cancer Visible was a public awareness installation in Paternoster Square, London: monumental red letters spelling the names of people affected by blood cancer, installed beneath St Paul’s Cathedral. It was designed and built at Paul Cocksedge Studio, where I ran much of the fabrication.

The installation filling Paternoster Square with St Paul's behind

Workshop to square

Each name was built as a large-scale letter sculpture. My part covered the production chain: CNC foam cutting of the polystyrene letterforms, acrylic laser cutting, moulding, carpentry, welding and spray painting, plus the spreadsheets and inventories that kept the workflow moving.

CNC-cut polystyrene letters in the workshop
CNC-cut foam letterforms.
Letterforms being cut from foam
Painted letters stacked for assembly
Letters finished and stacked for install.

In place

Installed letter sculpture in Paternoster Square
Campaign portrait with the letter pieces

Fabrication and production coordination at Paul Cocksedge Studio.