Ideas, energy, enlightenment

Thousands have already enjoyed world class art on their doorstep with the fourth Folkestone Triennial.

The ambitious art showcase, organised by the Creative Foundation, has some 20 specially-commissioned artworks in public spaces around the seaside town.

Works include Antony Gormley’s Another Time metal sculptures in the harbour and local artist Jonathan Wright’s fishermen’s boats.

There are maps to guide visitors around the sites, but many are in prominent public areas. Among the sights to see include colourful houses by Richard Woods, highlighting the influx of second homes, and Lubaina Himid’s jelly mould-inspired Pavilion, evoking the connection between slavery and sugar. Heritage and creativity come together with David Shrigley’s Lamp Post (As Remembered) at The Leas while Amalia Pica’s seashell creations are inside windows of local homes and on walls and on buildings around the town.

Michael Craig-martin’s composition Light Bulb, which metaphorically lights up the junction of the Old High Street and Tontine Street, is on the curve of the building facade and signifies ideas, energy, enlightenment, which represents the regeneration in Folkestone’s Creative Quarter.

And Jyll Bradley’s Green Light on the Old Gasworks site, which was established for the last Triennial in 2014, is being reopened for this year’s festival. The Triennial runs until Sunday, November 5. For details of all the works you can see visit folkestonetriennial.org.uk

Michael Craig-martin’s composition, Light Bulb

Antony Gormley’s Another Time metal sculptures in the harbour and right, colourful houses by Richard Woods

Jyll Bradley and her Green Light on the Old Gasworks site

Amalia Pica’s creative use of seashells