I approached the Forest, the sculptures (both present and absent) and the archive as one entangled environment. With the film I was hoping
Sam Williams
to be able to connect a multitude of threads to shed light on different aspects of the Forest and of the origins of the Sculpture Trail. Not every sculpture past and present could be included but I wanted to offer a window on the early works and think about the different temporalities they exist within and the different extents to which they have been absorbed into the Forest itself. The film is the result of a personal encounter with the Forest and the artworks, and the script my way of thinking about scales of attention, time, and a recognition of the numerous interrelations that both we and the sculptures are a part of.
In 2024 we commissioned artist/filmmaker Sam Williams to create a short film to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first conversations with artists at the site, whose proposals became the Sculpture Trail. Sam’s film delves into the history of the Trail, offering insights into the conversations between the early artists who created its first sculptures.
Sam is an artist with a practice that intertwines moving-image, collage, choreography, sound and writing. His ongoing research focuses on multispecies entanglements, ecological systems, bodies-as-worlds and folk mythologies and how they propose possibilities for present and future ways of non-human-centric living.
On Saturday 14 December, join us for the first screening of Sam’s film at Beechenhurst from 11am – 2pm.
The film is subtitled and 20 minutes long.
No booking required.
This is a free event and you can drop in at any point, the film will be playing on a loop.
