The White Horse Leisure Centre, Abingdon

The theme of the River Thames has provided the source of imagery in a series of glass works that dominate the foyer area of this new Leisure Centre in Oxfordshire. Jane McDonald’s large, cast glass reception desk top reflects the profile of the river in burnished copper, and links with six glass wall panels, which contain delicately etched images of fish and insects found in the river at Abingdon. These works are complemented by Julia Newbould’s sandcast glass blocks, based on the theme of water, which are backlit by Absolute Action's fibre optics and inserted into the foyer walls.