August 2020

Back in August  Vik invited members of the local community in Torbay to collaborate on the creation of a temporary willow structure depicting a series of waves onto which a giant shoal of fish will swim against the tide. Vik has completed the installation of the wave onto the railings in front of Torre Abbey, and over the coming weeks the shoal of fish will gradually appear. The project offered 200 ‘weave fish kits’ with simple instructions for making a willow fish so community groups and members of the public could take part, including those shielding at home. Vik installed the wave onto the railings in front of Torre Abbey in August, and throughout September the shoal of fish gradually appeared. This project offered a safe and accessible invitation for people to collaborate where each small piece forms part of a powerful whole. 

This project was funded by Torbay Culture as part of their Create to Recover programme,  funded by The National Lottery, Arts Council and Heritage Fund.