Entry
Free
Dates
Ongoing
Location
Orchard Park
Kings Hill
Slices of Peace is a public artwork by artist and designer Yinka Ilori MBE installed in Orchard Park—a new public park in Kings Hill, near West Malling in Kent.
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Slices of Peace is inspired by the rich culture and heritage of Kent, in particular, its history of apple growing. The installation consists of a group of brightly-coloured, decorative apple sculptures with an accompanying soundscape composed by Peter Adjaye.
The life cycle of apples—from seed to flower to fruit—forms the basis of the playful patterns that Yinka Ilori has designed for the sculptures.
In 2021, Yinka Ilori began a three-month residency in Kings Hill, regularly visiting the area and hosting a series of events themed around the senses, with support from students at University for the Creative Arts. These culminated in a choral workshop led by sound artist Peter Adjaye, supported by jazz vocalist Randolph Matthews, based on a vocal composition written by Peter using West African ‘Call and Response’ techniques. Adjaye has created a soundscape, Freedom Sounds–Lift Every Voice, to accompany Yinka Ilori’s artwork.
Yinka Ilori was appointed as Artist in Residence in Kings Hill in 2021 as part of the Kings Hill Public Art Commission: a cultural partnership between Kings Hill development partners Liberty Property Trust and Kent County Council (KCC), Turner Contemporary, and the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), as part of a placemaking strategy by FutureCity.
Slices of Peace was curated by Turner Contemporary.
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Slices of Peace interior. Photo: Matthew Walker -
Yinka Ilori inside Slices of Peace. Photo: Matthew Walker -
Slices of Peace. Photo: Matthew Walker -
About the Artists
Yinka Ilori
Yinka Ilori is a London-based, British-Nigerian multi-disciplinary artist and designer whose bold visual language draws on his heritage to convey new narratives through contemporary design.
Drawing on Nigerian parables and verbal traditions, Ilori touches on a multitude of themes that resonate with a global audience. His work is underpinned by the belief that art and design should be accessible to all. Humorous, provocative and playful, his projects demonstrate how design can bring together communities and have a positive impact on society, evoking a sense of joy and optimism. Often using the city as his canvas, he reimagines spaces to encourage a sense of community and invites audiences to engage and participate in his work and its surroundings. A graduate of London Metropolitan University’s BA in Furniture and Product Design, Ilori’s work has been showcased globally through solo and group exhibitions, public commissions and set and exhibition design.
Peter Adjaye
Peter Adjaye is a contemporary conceptual sound artist, specialising in multi-disciplinary collaborations. He is also an accomplished composer, producer, musicologist, musician, and has worked as a creative consultant in the education sector for the past 30 years.
Peter has a postgraduate degree in Mathematics. He is passionate about exploring the crossover between the arts, science, architecture design, fashion and film.
His unique set of skills and vast experience have enabled him to continually develop his borderless collaborative work ‘Music for Architecture’. He uses sound as a component of how we experience space, history, community, arts and architecture. This work has culminated in the publication, ‘Dialogues’ on Music for Architecture Records in association with Vinyl Factory Records. ‘Dialogues’ is available as a gatefold limited edition vinyl record.
Peter has exhibited his sound art installations worldwide for instance in London, Venice Biennale, Washington, New York, Oslo, Denmark, Rome, and Miami. He is currently exhibiting a newly commissioned soundscape in the Turbine Hall at the Tate as a response to the Installation by the great artist El Anatsui ‘Behind the Red Moon’ from October 2023 to April 2024.
Accessibility Information
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The artwork is fully wheelchair accessible.
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The exhibition is free to view.
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The artwork is available to view 24 hours a day.
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Orchard Park, Kings Hill, ME19 4TD
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