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Shelter

By  Steve Messam 2009 - 2010
A temporary installation on the bus shelters in Newtown, Powys. The patterns of the local vernacular timber-framed buildings were transferred onto the standard issue bud shelters - extending the local practice of decorating brick or even concrete buildings with the black and white timber patterns. Commissioned by Oriel Davies
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