Deposit Rings - Thurs. 2nd Feb, 2012

Our first artwork of the project. Despite the extremely cold weather, we were able to make a start by creating this simple earthwork using the wood and bracken deposited on the ground beneath a silver birch tree. This is located near the end of the trail in a fairly open and disused area of land which we particularly hope to develop; it proved to be an eye-catching piece as you approach this corner of the path from either direction. All the material used to produce this installation was taken from the area in which it was displayed, a concept we want to maintain throughout the project in order to underline the site-specific nature of our interactions with the woodland.

Accompanying the main ring piece, is a smaller ring around the base of the silver birch, which was created to accentuate the  placement of a sculptural log in relation to the tree. This feature moves the viewer's eye across the ground and up the tree, allowing them to pause and admire what may otherwise be an overlooked piece of nature.                                                 

<  Louisa and Jan making the first land art installation of the project. It will be interesting to observe how it changes throughout and beyond our time in Blean, how it is affected by the actions of both man and nature...we expect it to deteriorate quite rapidly, especially with all the extreme weather predicted throughout February...