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Ecology Park Sculpture – Richard Harris
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The Artwork
The Ecology Park Sculpture visually and symbolically re-unites the Watermead Ecology Park with the Riverside. A large arc, the sculpture is constructed from welded and bolted corten weathering steel, which responds to climate conditions and will gradually change colour to a vivid red ochre. There is a kerb of 10cm in height along both inside and outside edges of the sculpture, which is filled with a low nutrient soil and sown with a wild flower mix.
The artist’s intention is to
"visually and physically join two neighbouring wetlands. The narrowness of the channel will highlight the differences in plant life, colour, texture, atmosphere of the riverbank and wetland. You will be travelling alongside this ribbon taken out of its natural context yet connected to its two sources."
Richard Harris
Dimensions/Materials:
The sculpture’s form is taken from an 18 metre radius and a 21 metre cord. It measures 21m in lenght, 1.8m wide and is 0.5m high and is manufactured from Corten Weathering Steel.
Location:
Watermead Ecology Park entrance is located at Oakland Avenue next to the children’s nursery. Follow the gravel and dirt pathway towards the river - the sculpture is located amongst the coppice adjacent to the clearing, near the pond.
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