in 1987 wenyon & gamble were appointed artists in residence at the royal greenwich observatory, then based in herstmonceux castle, sussex. it was a joint appointment with the composer and performer ron geesin, funded by south east arts, a regional branch of the arts council of great britain. wenyon & gamble produced holographic works based on the optical experiments of isaac newton. they also began to produce work around the themes of optics and science for which they became known in this medium.