Nick Blaney (aka Goodnight Vienna)
ERIMUS/WE SHALL BE, 2025
Paint on concrete
Creation and painting of murals for A66 flyover.
Painting of murals underneath A66 flyover, created by Nic Golightly
This series of large scale murals are inspired by Middlesbrough’s motto of ‘Erimus’ with the English translation ‘We shall be’.
It places creativity and the voices of Middlesbrough’s communities at its core, gathered through heritage research and creative workshops with Teesside artists Nic Golightly and Sarah Falconer.
Stuart Langley
hold me and show me you love me, 2025
Corten steel, powder coated mild steel, mobile phones, cabouchon led lights, electrics and cables
Incorporating publicly donated, defunct mobile phones, the sculpture invites you to consider the emotional and physical effects of a life lived through a screen.
Inspired by and fabricated in the once thriving steel making heartland of Teesside, it explores how shifting industries, and technology has formed the foundation of human activity and continues to drive lives, dreams and delusions.
“It’s an honour to be able to present such a meaningful and ambitious work in the heart of Middlesbrough. Thanks to the ongoing efforts of Navigator North, this collaborative work will further cement the town’s cutting edge creative reputation and ignite much needed conversations about lives beyond the screen.
Thanks to Dave O’Donnell (fabrication), Artistic Solutions for technical support, Bobbie and Will at Sawdust and Christine and the wonderful team at Commerce House.” – Stuart Langley
Images above – Rachel Deakin