Antonia Hockton: The River of Life reredos
Title: The River of Life reredos
Artist: Antonia Hockton (b. 1968, British)
Location: South Aisle, St George’s Church Great Bromley (C of E)
Date: 2014–15
This work was shortlisted for the ACE Award for Art in a Religious Context 2015.
‘Antonia Hockton’s River of Life reredos at St George’s, Great Bromley, Essex, adds greatly to the way the altar in the side chapel works. This was just what a parish church should be doing: engaging a local artist who explores the context and makes something new that flows into the altar and on to those who worship there, and although it may have seemed a lot to the parish, it was achieved relatively inexpensively.’ (Nick Holtam, chair of the judging panel for the ACE Award for Art in a Religious Context 2015)
Antonia Hockton (b. 1968, British) (NJCBI Sculpture Conservation) is both a conservator and sculptor. Her work can be found at New College, Oxford, the V&A Museum, Notre Dame La Grande, Poitiers, France and in numerous private collections.
Further information
Medium: Ancaster stone
Permanent display
See Hockton’s The River of Life on the Ecclesiart map here.
Commissioner: The PCC of St George’s Church Great Bromley
Other artworks in churches by Antonia Hockton: St Peter, private chapel in Mettingen, Germany