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Whistle

By  Steve Messam 2018
‘Whistle’ is a large-scale temporary art installation that explores the layers of narrative within the city of Newcastle. A series of replica steam locomotive whistles surrounding the city will sound once a day, mapping the ancient town wall and centuries of stories of the development of Newcastle as a great northern city.

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