Liberty Property Trust and Kent County Council commissioned me to produce a series of films and motion graphics for the 2009 Rouse Kent Public Art Award. Presented by Janet Street Porter this year’s winner was Hei People, a series of three site specific temporary scarecrowesque installations by Reijo Kela.

I had to declare an interest when the Hei People were shortlisted as I produced the films and photography for the project. I am currently cutting a documentary of the Hei People which I aim to finish later this year. The organisers managed to keep the winning project under wraps until the formal announcement.

Runner Up was awarded to Clio Barnard’s Plotlands, a film projection and book. Breaking Boundaries, a ‘shared space’ highway scheme in Ashford and ] And Here, a film celebrating the built environment of North Kent were highly commended.

The article also publishes other images that I shot whilst documenting the project. As well as shooting digital stills I also filmed the installation of the artwork in HD and in timelapse formats. The timelapse film was projected during launch events at the various locations that the Hei People ‘appeared’ and will be incorporated into a documentary due for release later this year.

Despite a number of incidents of vandalism the Hei People managed to create quite a stir across the North Kent region.