The Sculpture Trail in the Snow
Each visit to the Trail is different to the last, as artist Bruce Allan found last weekend:
Revisiting my sculpture in the snow.
Snow transforms landscapes. Certain things disappear, others become visible. I like the alchemy that makes the invisible visible. As frost defines spiders’ webs, snow reveals unseen branches and textures. Black trees stand out on white ground, white branches against the blackness of the sculpture. Patches of brown beech leaves and red orange bark float in a black and white world. Weighted branches pay homage to a frozen pond.
Bruce Allan
12.1.2010
all photos by Bruce Allan, click to see larger version
David Cotterrell Appointed To Make A New Work
The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust is delighted to have secured funding from the Gloucestershire Environmental Trust for the production of a new sculpture for the Trail, with the continued support of the Forestry Commission. Following the success of Echo by Annie Cattrell, launched last summer, David Cotterrell has been commissioned to begin his research for a new work, which will open to the public summer 2010. The research period is supported by the Forest of Dean District Council and Arts Council England. more
David Cotterrell website
Echo by Annie Cattrell
Echo 2008
Annie Cattrell’s first public artwork, Echo is the most recent addition to the Sculpture Trail. Hyper-real and hyper-virtual, it is absolutely landscape and absolutely not landscape. Cast from 310 million year old rocks, it evokes a sense of the subterranean - touch it and discover the detail with your fingertips.
Echo celebrates the life of Jeremy Rees, one of the Sculpture Trail founders, as well as our 21st anniversary.
The Forest of Dean is one of the most ancient and beautiful woodland areas in the country, with a fascinating history. The Sculpture Trail is a fantastic way of exploring the area as well as to gain an understanding of its industrial past.Previously an area of mine-workings, the forest has been transformed by sculptures made by international artists, including David Nash, Cornelia Parker, Ian Hamilton-Finlay and Neville Gabie. The artworks provide a unique encounter with site-specific sculpture in a wonderful forest environment. The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust also host temporary events on the Trail, alongside commissioning new sculptures and working with communities.
22 years ago a vision by Martin Orrom sparked off the process - read it here
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