"There’s a sense when talking to sculptor Andrew Baldwin that you’re missing the point.
It isn’t that he isn’t affable and comprehensive in his answers to my questions.
It’s simply that the act of his maverick creativity isn’t accessible that way.
What bears examination is what he makes rather than the process.
Andrew, who’s currently based in Sandwich, has a strong connection to east London.
On September 26, he’ll be helping Trinity Buoy Wharf celebrate 20 years since it transformed a derelict industrial site into a home for more than 500 like-minded people in the arts and creative industries.
Andrew’s work makes up a significant chunk of the pieces permanently on display there.
When I call him, the centre’s artist in residence is working on a commission for it – a doll’s house sized replica in steel of The Chainstore, its main building.
He’s just finished a miniature replica of its lighthouse (the only one in London), which will house information screens celebrating the history of the area.
As an artist, he’s an ideal example of the kind of person Trinity Buoy Wharf has brought to a disused corner of the capital and why it should be celebrated for its two decades of work." Jon Massey The Wharf
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