On Thursday 23rd October I had the opportunity to meet the artists behind the two year long BS1 Project, and talk to them about their experiences and their work. The project, funded in partnership with the Bristol Alliance and Arts Council England, followed artists impressions of the transformation of Cabot Circus from a building site, to a retail centre.

I spoke to artist in residence Neville Gabie who began working on site very soon after building commenced in 2006. Six additional artists (Leo Fitzmaurice, Marie-Jeanne Hoffner, Dryden Goodwin, David Ogden, Dan Perjovschi and Donna Daley-Clarke) also worked within the BS1 Project to produce a series of temporary works, a big risk by the Bristol Alliance who themselves were excited by commissioning artists with 'no defined outcome' (Bristol Alliance).

Dan Perjovschi from Romania, created an impression of Bristol from an outsiders point of view. It was interesting to see the political and quite controversial messages entwined in his work, which one may have considered in their own minds as a citizen of the city, but never explicitly laid down on paper for all to see. The messages in his work appeared quite clear, and although some may find it too explicit, the truth of the matter is an artists work is an artists truth, and its a perspective we are offered, to run alongside, modify, add, or change our own views depending on how we feel about it.

Donna Daley-Clarke has produced a fantastic piece of writing, three distinct fictional characters in her piece named 'Dirt Glass Stone'. Dirt, Glass, Stone are all easy to read, easy to follow and easy to get lost in. The characters are easy to imagine and the writing, inspired by Cabot Circus is enjoyable and is a little piece that captures a time and place of life, for the builders working on Cabot Circus, that cannot be lost.

Leo Fitzmaurice told me he had made the conscious decision to steer quite clear of the actual Cabot Circus site and he chose to concentrate on the very surrounding areas. As his current work concerns the physical manifestations of information in our everyday environment, a lot of his work reflected his reworking of advertising to reveal other aspects of the material we often overlook.

Over all the project seemed to be an interesting collaboration of artists impressions and the exhibition of work is being held open until Thursday 30th October, so get along to 94-96 Horsefair, Bristol to have a look for yourself. You can also visit the official website http://www.bs1.org.uk for more information.