This was the first in a series of seven images produced for Nuevas Floras, an ongoing project by Colombian artist María Elvira Escallón.

In June of 2003 Lucy Gunning took up a three month Moving Image Residency offered in collaboration with Picture This, the moving image commissioning agency that presents and provides services to artists, audiences and institutions and is based in the Spike Island building.

In 2003, Spike Island in asociation with Ladyfest Bristol presented Comic Book Queens, an exhibition of some of the best contemporary Comic Book art by women.

James Ireland was the SWA resident from February - May 2003, during this period he developed a major new body of work showcased in the exhibition All of the Known Universe.

The artists at Spike Island in 2003 again threw open their doors and invited you to step into the usually private working spaces, to meet them and view their most recent work. The weekend has become a popular event and in 2002 attracted a staggering 6432 visitors through the doors in four days.

Anna Lucas was the fourth recipient of the Henry Moore Foundation Residency in 2002.