Their new work will be based on themes from the maritime museum’s collections, including the Arctic Corsair.
The vessel will feature in a film entitled Ship of Ice, which the artists are creating for the visitor centre at the North End Ship Yard, where the trawler will be housed.
The multimillion-pound refurbishment of Hull Maritime Museum, which started in 2021 as part of a £27.5m revamp of the city’s maritime heritage, is expected to be completed by spring next year.
Other artists to be commissioned include Patricia Mackinnon-Day, whose work will explore the stories of female seafarers, along with print-maker and fine art photographer Katayoun Dowlatshahi, who is designing a number of landscape works for the Queen’s Gardens development.
