Skystation is an interactive sculpture that also provides some public seating. The contours of the work are designed to fit the reclining human form and encourage contemplation of the sky. The seating it provides is similar to what NASA calls Neutral Body Posture, which is the shape the body returns to when free from the influence of gravity. Skystation creates an opportunity for pause, reflection and interaction within the public realm. It is inspired by the modernist idea of form follows function. It has the incidental effect of making conversations between strangers almost inevitable.

Peter Newman works across various media to make art and design that explores a human relationship to space and modernity. He attended Goldsmiths College, University of London from 1987-90. Since graduating, he has had solo exhibitions in London, Brussels, Hamburg, New York, Chicago and Tokyo. His work has been exhibited in Trafalgar Square, the Royal Festival Hall and Hayward Gallery in London, and the Turner Contemporary in Margate and The Guggenheim Museum in Venice, Italy. He was awarded the Mark Rothko travel scholarship and an artist award from the Arts Council of England. His work is in public and private collections including MUDAM, Museum of Modern Art, Luxembourg and the 21st Century Museum for Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan,

Peter Newman is a London based British artist and designer working in a variety of media to make work that explores a human relationship to space and modernity. Since graduating, he has had solo exhibitions in London, Brussels, Hamburg, New York, Chicago and Tokyo. His work has been exhibited in Trafalgar Square, the Royal Festival Hall and Hayward Gallery in London, the Turner Contemporary, Margate and at the Guggenheim Museum in Venice, Italy. His work was projected onto the exterior of the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, in Kanazawa, Japan for the inaugural exhibition in 2004. He received the Mark Rothko travel scholarship and an artist award from the Arts Council of England.