Blue Crosses

About the art

The process of creating this art piece in the new church began in 2002. In anticipation of an exciting new church building, the church council at St Edmund’s placed an advertisement in the Church Times inviting artists to consider submitting ideas and designs for a stunning new piece of original art for the worship space.

Out of the 6 artists who submitted suggestions, Tomoya Yamaguchi was invited to complete the work.

Some 4 years later the work was completed, being launched on 15^th June 2006.  The art was financed by congregation and friends of St Edmund’s and brings a significant piece of original art in this wonderful new building.

Tomoya has taken the images of the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ and presented them in an exciting and striking way. 



The two pictures are large on purpose. They dominate the worship space leaving no doubt that this is a Christian church.  The two images allow us to reflect on the suffering of Christ in crucifixion and the new life of Christ in resurrection.

Tomoya’s work invites us to engage with these pieces of art in a number of ways. 

You can simply sit and look at them, noticing how the light plays against the metal surrounding the pictures.

Or you can walk and stand beneath each picture, looking up at yourself in the mirror above Christ’s head. You are then placed in the scene of crucifixion or resurrection. 

At night the pictures are transformed as they are
bathed in blue light. 

About the artist:

Tomoya Yamaguchi was born in 1958. He studied and taught in before moving to London in the early 1990’s.
He has exhibited widely both in the and , including the Lisson Gallery, London and East International, Norwich . His work was part of the 2001 Japan Festival in London .
Most recently he has moved into video art, in collaboration with composer Dai Fujikura, staging an extremely successful show, including paintings, sculpture and video, as part of the International Contemporary Music Festival in Huddersfield 2003. He had a one man show highly successful in Howard Gardens gallery in Cardiff 2005.
Tomoya lives and works in East London 

Contact details:

Bowsartstrust
183 Bow Road London E3 2SJ
Tel/Fax: 020 8989 1569 

tomoya.yamaguchi@btopenworld.com

About the Lighting

PM Lighting Services was started in 1972 to provide a service of lighting design, supply and installation, and quickly became involved in a wide range of specialised projects for the installation of stage and TV studio lighting systems, commercial and industrial installations and maintenance, security lighting, special effects projects, technical events including exhibitions and large scale Son et Lumiere, floodlighting, specialised control systems and others. 

PM Lighting’s reputation grew as they completed projects for customers such as Thorn Lighting, IBM, Guildhall School , Universities, Local Authorities, Hamleys Toys, National Trust and many others. 

Contact details:  Peter Moore Tel: 020 8310 5917