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Misfit
mixed media
(2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5m )
Take one pagoda and one garden shed then camouflage badly- this sculpture intentionally fails to disguise or "disappear" a foreign presence in this most beautiful and iconic part of the English rural landscape. |
location:
Stickle Ghyll, Langdale
dates:
throughout
OS grid ref:
NY 296 064
getting out there:
Park in NT carpark just past New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel
join footpath at back of car park & follow it up the left of Stickle Ghyll. Cross wooden footbridge & look straight in front on the nearest hillside (don't leave the path).See it also from behind the fell wall- travel up the path another 50 m, turn right, walk another 50 m and stand on a wooden box to look carefully over the wall
Take great care not to damage the dry stone wall as it’s been there a lot longer than the sculpture |
"Misfit" is a large sculptural piece of work on the fells of Langdale, which combines architectural elements from familiar and different cultures.
The walls are constructed from a cut up & reconstructed old garden shed., whilst the roof is in the style of a chinese pagoda, shining gold and looking exotic. Both structures have a connection with a place of retreat and sanctuary: the shed at the bottom of the garden- traditional male haven and now more commonly a place for creative industry (studio), coupled with the pagoda often a Buddhist place of religious contemplation & peace.
The whole sculpture will then be hidden from view from a particular point on the path , with the use of a screen, constructed with army camouflaging and materials from the field. By partially disguising and making this foreign element disapppear, I hope to highlight the presence of the piece.Depending on the viewer "Misfit" will look amazing or uncomfortable on its hillside in one of the most beautiful and iconic parts of the English countryside.
"Misfit", looks at the idea of belonging and fitting in- and takes as it's starting point my position as an artist living in London and being commissioned to make a piece of work in response to Cumbria. The Lake District - with its iconic mountains and lakes is a magnet for tourists from around the world, attracting large amounts of people often coming in search of peace and respite from a more hectic urban environment. "Misfit" will be seen from a particularly popular and busy footpath.
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