This in from the council, in their own words. Ed
Islanders will have the opportunity to choose a piece of artwork that will celebrate the life and achievement of former Isle of Wight resident and world-renowned seismologist John Milne.
Milne lived in Shide on the Isle of Wight from 1895 until his death in 1913 and is widely credited as revolutionising the study of earthquakes by inventing a new type of seismograph – called the horizontal pendulum seismograph – while he worked in Japan.
Enamel panels to be mounted near Quay Arts
A new piece of artwork, which will consist of three enamel panels, is being commissioned to be put on the outside wall on the corner of Newport’s Little London Car Park, opposite Quay Arts in the autumn.
Before then, members of the public can find out further details about the project and put forward suggested ideas and comments by 5pm on Thursday 5 April.
They can do this by emailing [email protected] or by writing to Nina Cullinane, The Arts Unit, Guildhall, High Street, Newport, PO30 1TY.
Competition opened to artists
Once the deadline passes, the project will be advertised to artists and a panel will shortlist three who will then work up proposed designs. In the summer, these three designs will then be put to public vote and the winning one will then be installed on the wall in the early autumn.
As well as his world-famous seismology work, John Milne was also a keen photographer and some of his works can be found at Carisbrooke Castle’s museum as well as be viewed online at www.historicimages.co.uk.
Following his death, his remains were buried at St Paul’s Church in Newport.
