An exhibition charting the first 12 months of Cabot Circus in Bristol opens next month.

Artist Neville Gabie has spent three years as artist in residence at Cabot Circus and has watched as a building site turned into one of the largest urban retail regeneration schemes in the UK.

Mr Gabie said that he responded to his open brief as artist in residence by creating a series of artworks that make us question conventional descriptions of public art.

The exhibition, at the Architecture Centre on Narrow Quay, will focus on some of these artworks.

One artwork is a film, The Promised Land, which follows Mr Gabie's journey to source a kerbstone from China and the recycling of a car into a reinforcing bar used in part of the construction of the car park. It also includes filmed footage of the opening event at Cabot Circus in September 2008.

Events accompanying the exhibition include urban walks with Mr Gabie on September 17 and October 1 and a debate at the Pierian Centre in Portland Square, St Paul's, on October 5.

The walks around Cabot Circus and its surroundings and the debate will offer an opportunity to reflect on the impact of Cabot Circus on Bristol and its local communities.

Mr Gabie said: "The three events will examine issues such as the role of retail developments in urban regeneration, the interface between private developments and the local community, the change from the public realm to privately managed streets within the city and the role of art and artists within the whole process."

A 40-minute film Cabot Circus Cantata will be shown at the Pierian Centre on September 20.

It was inspired by the 59 different nationalities working on site during the construction of Cabot Circus. In an effort to capture that international spirit, Mr Gabie and composer David Ogden recorded site staff singing in their native languages.

One hundred members of the City of Bristol Choir then performed a musical score in 15 languages in the shell of what was to become House of Fraser.

In addition to the screening there will be a live performance of some of the songs by members of the choir.

● The exhibition opens at the Architecture Centre, Narrow Quay, on September 9 and continues until October 25.

For more information and to book places on the walk, debate or at the screening of the Cabot Circus Cantata, telephone 924 4512.