BOTTLE ALLEY IS A 480M LONG UNDER PROMENADE WALKWAY BRIDGING THE ENGLISH COASTAL TOWNS OF HASTINGS AND ST.LEONARDS ON SEA,
IN EAST SUSSEX. CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1933 AND MAY 1934 BY ‘CONCRETE KING’ SIDNEY LITTLE THE ALLEY HAS 113 COLUMNS WHICH OPEN
OUT TO THE SEA AND CONCRETE PANELS EMBEDDED WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF GLASS, GIVING THE SPACE ITS NAME, ON ITS NORTH SIDE.
SINCE 2023, ZEROH (Daniel Hardiker & Neil Hetherington) HAVE BEEN ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE IN THE SPACE, CREATING A SERIES OF INTERVENTIONS. THESE INCLUDE REIMAGINING THEIR 2017 112-COLUMN OMBRE INSTALLATION, ‘WAVELENGTH‘, AS A COMMUNITY PROJECT WITH OVER 385 VOLUNTEERS, INSTIGATING AN ART MARKET, ‘BAAM’, THAT HAS ATTRACTED TEN’S OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS IN JUST 3 YEARS AND TREATED OVER 1200
BRAVE LOCAL RESIDENTS TO A ‘MUSIC TO LIGHT SHOW’ IN 40MPH WINDS! ZEROH WILL CONTINUE TO BRING NEW IDEAS TO THE SPACE IN 2026.
THE SHINING
A COMMUNITY GLASS CLEANING EVENT IN BOTTLE ALLEY
FOR THE WINTER SOLSTICE
On December 21st, Winter Solstice 2025, we invited volunteers to come along and help us give the glass in Bottle Alley a clean and polish for the low Winter sun to hit and make glisten so the alley would look its best for the Winter months ahead.
Using a gentle white vinegar solution and cloths, to ensure no damage to the glass or concrete, it took around 3 hours to clean the thousands of pieces of glass mosaic which have lined the 500m long alley for the last 90 years.
To round off the session, we shared mulled wine and mince pies as a warming thank you to everyone who gave their time and energy to ‘The Shining’.
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BOTTLE ALLEY ART MARKET
ZEROH presents BAAM
BOTTLE ALLEY ART MARKET
BAAM’25 TOOK PLACE OVER THE AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND READ ALL ABOUT THE SUCCESSFUL EVENT WHICH SAW THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE VISIT THE 70 ARTISTS WHO TOOK PART HERE AND WHILE YOU’RE THERE SIGN UP TO THE MAIL SHOT TO FIND WHEN THE NEXT ART MARKET IS.
As artists ZEROH have had an 10 year creative relationship with Bottle Alley through various interventions designed to make the space a desirable destination using its unique attributes to create atmosphere and a welcoming environment for all. After 2 years of negotiations with Hastings Borough Council, in 2023 ZEROH were given permission and support to hold further interventions and events as Artists in Residence in Bottle Alley, through to June 2026.
Events in the first year included the reinstatement of the artwork ‘Wavelength’, which is now supported with 385 volunteers who contribute to the artworks upkeep, the first Bottle Alley Art Market (BAAM) and a music to light show in winter months. All aspects of the work ZEROH do in Bottle Alley involves the communities of Hastings and St.Leonards.
Their first project in the alley was in 2015 Point of Decay which invited 16 local artists to create exclusive artwork for the 112 columns that line the south side of the alley.
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