The rooms each sit on a turning mechanism enabling them to turn individually
A group of artists have completed the first year of a travelling art project working inside a revolving studio.
The Observatory project has seen six artists each spend two months working inside the temporary studio in two locations, Winchester and Lymington.
Identical in dimensions, one is a weather tight space for the artists, the other open for the public to use.
The structures move to Burton Bradstock, Dorset in mid January, then the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall in July.
The role of each artist during their residency was to create artworks and engage with the public.
The first six months saw the black boxes placed at the Winchester Science Centre on the South Downs.
Simon Ryder, the first artist at the studio, focused on chalk and outer space to inspire some of his artworks
Animator, Sean Harris, created a projection of galloping horses and bulls during his residency in Winchester
Isabella Martin used cardboard tubes to view the landscape to make sketches during her residency in the grounds of the planetarium
Change your view
The studios then travelled to Lymington Keyhaven Nature Reserve where they were stationed on a popular walking route.
The rooms each sit on a turning mechanism enabling them to rotate individually via a crank handle inside - to take in views, follow the sun, or get out of the weather.
The £50,000 project is being run by the New Forest-based Spud (Space Placemaking and Urban Design) charity.
The idea is a follow on from the Exbury Egg - which saw artist, Stephen Turner spend a year working inside a giant egg anchored on a Hampshire river.
Spud's Mark Drury said: "The egg caught people's imagination and so we decided to do a similar thing but this time make it public and accessible."
Katie Surridge held sand painting workshops during her residency in Lymington
Sketches of Godwits and Egrets on Lymington mudflats by Alice Angus
Jilly Morris explored the properties of ink and salt and collected fingerprints from the many visitors during her residency
The structures won the Small Projects category at the Wood Awards in November.
The project has also won a Civic Trust Award.
An exhibition from the artist's work is expected to go on display in early March at St. Barbes Museum, Lymington.
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