LUTON HENGE
PUBLIC ARTWORK & FESTIVAL
2025
Luton Henge is a new stone circle and community gathering space comprising eight chalk standing stones sourced from the ancient Totternhoe Quarry, a chalk circle and pathway, and eight charred wooden benches. It is built upon a modified BMX track, which remains open, and the landscape is in the process of being planted with wildflowers and grasses that reflect the local Chilterns landscape. It continues to be looked after by local volunteers, school groups and the Luton Henge Collective.
In 2025 the community came together to help construct Luton Henge, from building benches to hammering chalk into the ground, contributing over 1,000 collective hours, and culminating in a folk festival to open the space. The Henge connects today’s Lutonians with their predecessors – those who came together thousands of years ago to create Waulud’s Bank – a giant neolithic earthwork situated adjacent to the site. Dating back to 3000 BC, Waulud’s Bank marks the source of the River Lea – its ‘five springs’ bubble up from underground.
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BERWICK PARADE
PUBLIC ARTWORK
2025
A parade of giants, featuring over 800 local residents from Berwick, projected onto the monumental walls of the historic Berwick Barracks. Matthew worked with the Maltings to introduce the project to the town, inviting dozens of local groups to participate – from cold water swimmers and prize winning sheep to dock workers and schools. The three-night event at Berwick Barracks was accompanied by live music, transforming its historic courtyard into a celebratory public space for the town, attended by over 2,000 people.
Matthew worked with choreographer Chloe Sayers and videographer Carl Joyce, to film participants processing in front of a mini version of the Barracks over a series of filming days, and then edited these together to form the 30 minute parade. The resulting projected parade of giants was a joyful celebration of the many identities that form a community, platforming those who may not ordinarily be able to participate in a physical parade such as school children and the elderly, and those with access needs.
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