Dominic Watson & Cheriton Takeaways Sculpture unveiling Folkestone West Train Station

Resident Platform #7 Dominic Watson and the owners & staff from Cheriton’s takeaway community unveil their permeant bronze sculptures for Folkestone West train station.

Whilst on residency at Strange Cargo to learn participatory Fine Art Practice, Dominic Watson created the sculpture Cucumber Season and participants from Cheriton’s takeaway community created a companion sculpture Good to Go.

Both sculptures where cast by Andrew Baldwin.

Dominic Watson lives and works in Margate.

Recent solo and duo exhibitions include“Goody-Goody” Lumpsome, St Chads, London, UK (2023); Death By The Sea, Quench Gallery, Margate, UK (2021);  The Steak Eaters, Proudick, London, UK (2019); Stunning Contemporary, Syracuse University, New York, US (2016).

Group exhibitions include Testament, Goldsmiths CCA, London, UK (2022); Balls, OOF Gallery, London , UK (2022); Plymouth Contemporary, KARST, Plymouth, UK (2017); CURRENT: Contemporary Art from Scotland in Shanghai, Duolun Museum, Shanghai, China (2016); Pandiculate! The Joy of Stretching, The Koppel Project, London, UK (2016); London Open, Whitechapel Gallery, London, (2015); Wearing Potentiality, Paradise Row, London, UK (2014); New Contemporaries,  Spike Island, Bristol, UK (2013); New Contemporaries, ICA London, UK (2013).