We’ve judged the Tecton competition and are ready to handout £2,000 between six lucky winners!
To celebrate the 80th anniversary of DZG’s revolutionary Modernist constructions the largest single collection in the world we launched a competition, in conjunction with Heritage Lottery Fund to give away £500 to two winners and £250 to four runners-up who artistically captured our iconic structures in either a photograph or a work of art.
DZG snapper, Jason Skarratt judged the photographic competition while our graphic designer Rachel Lane selected winners in the art contest – pictured above!
Zoo Director, Derek Grove, said: “Thank you to everyone who appreciated our iconic structures and entered the competition; we had a great response.
“The judges had a difficult task deciding on the top six, so very well done to the winners.”
And the winner of the photography competition is
Kevin Bridgewater
Jason said: “The entrance has been taken from a different angle that you don’t normally see. They’ve been very creative where they’ve shot it from against architecture of two other buildings.”
And the runners-up are
Siddique Hussain
Jason said: “Again this is another creative shot with the hard lines of the concrete standing out against the stark bright blue sky. It’s a striking image.”
Peter Walker
Jason said: “This is a great example of how the Tectons were built to complement the natural contours of the hilly site, set around the 11th century castle. It’s also got a good leading line of the Tecton up to the castle in the background.”
And the winner of the art competition is
Phil Cooksey
Rachel said: “They’ve taken the current bear ravine but have put a futuristic twist on it with the inclusion of a spaceship, merging the past and the future. I can easily see this as a poster.”
And the runners-up are
Wendy Priest
Rachel said: “A lot of effort has gone into this. Using watercolours they’ve colourfully produced all 12 of the zoo’s Tecton structures.”
Sarah Lee-Field
Rachel said: “A lot of work has gone into this piece. There’s a lot of different techniques used, including hand and machine felting, as well as hand embroidery to embellish the zoo entrance.”
