Go Go Gadget Wheelchair
Felicity Shillingford and Paul Mcgarry with Garry Robson
Felicity has worked with Paul Mcgarry
to create a wheelchair for Garry Robson
Their design changes standard wheelchair design.
through the use of theatrical additions
The chair is inspired by cartoons such as
‘Wallace and Gromit’, ‘Inspector Gadget’,
and Heath Robinson.
Instead of using the standard National Health
Service frame,
his own version is made from two mountain bikes
and a shopping trolley.
Handy attachments have been added,
including a camera and drinks dispenser,
powered by “thought waves” and a 12 volt car battery.
The inflatable raft is still being perfected
and will be available with the mark 2 model!
Felicity Shillingford: My Left Boot
Felicity Shillingford and Garry Robson work together
Felicity works in visual art, film and theatre,
with actor/director Garry Robson,
producing for their company, 'Fittings Multimedia Arts'.
They make aids and adaptations
used by an ever increasing number of people
in their daily lives.
Felicity and Garry first started looking at the
design
of disability equipment for their touring exhibition
'Fittings: The Last Freakshow' which was part exhibition
and part performance.
Their walking sticks are included in adorn, equip.
Paul Mcgarry is based in Bath and works for a
company
that manufactures rickshaws,
such as the pollution-free taxi type
and custom built bikes used for street theatre
and performance.
Other work includes teaching community art workshops
and designing and production for projects such as this one.
© The City Gallery, Leicester and the artists: 2001
This site was built by Ju Gosling aka ju90 during an artist's residency at Oriel 31 in November 2001