Radion Project - Lenticular Screen and Audio History Tour

If you have ventured down the left-hand side of the Empire Cinema in East Square, Basildon you may have seen the lenticular screen. If you viewed the screen from one side you would have seen a nature panorama and from the other side you may have noticed images of buildings, monuments and public art relating to Basildon's heritage.

On the website it eloquently explains:-

"Radion is a collaborative project that explores Basildon's past and present with a focus on nature and heritage within the borough. Basildon Borough History, Basildon Borough Heritage, its volunteers and local people have been suggesting pieces of built heritage to be celebrated and remembered within the Borough. These images have been used to create a panorama depicting an alternative skyline of Basildon from a chronological perspective.

Students from ten local primary schools including Ryedene, Lee Chapel, Millhouse, Fairhouse, Pioneer Janet Duke, Noak Bridge, Great Berry, Northlands and Ghyllgrove School have all been exploring the importance of local nature through leaf rubbings and identification. The nature panorama depicts key green spaces around the borough with each leaf inserted (over 2,000) having been made by a different child.

Accompanying the screen is a series of QR codes which intend to animate the screen, from an audio history tour spoken by local people, a nature map showing where each schools leaves can be found and more.

The Radion Project is funded by Basildon Council and the Arts Council.

You can explore more of this exciting project, which is just awaiting the QR codes, here: - https://radionproject.com/

I believe that when it is completed it will be a fantastic piece of public art in itself.

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