Ferric Messenger
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This sculpture was commissioned by the National Trust for the "Angel Garden" exhibition, held during December 2011 and January 2012 at their Mottisfont Abbey site.
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Comments from Dr. Louise Govier, Visitor Experience & Communities
Manager, National Trust, Mottisfont: "This looks fantastic! I'm now
very excited...."
And after the surface finish was completed: "Wow, that is some
patina!"
Materials: mild steel
Dimensions (not including support): 48" x 53" x 8" (122cm x 135cm x
20cm)
Weight : heavy!
Read the text from the plaque placed in front of the sculpture at
Mottisfont here.
This sculpture has been featured on BBC television, and the "Angel
Garden" event has also been covered by ITV Meridien Television, local
radio, newspapers & magazines, and national newspapers. Read
articles by the Southern
Daily Echo, Hampshire
Chronicle, Salisbury
Journal, and Solent Life magazine (image,
or online [pages 12-13]). Articles have also
appeared in the 'Hampshire View' and 'New Forest Living' magazines.
The Mottisfont exhibition ended on the 29th January 2012, after being
extended for a further month - but FIFTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE viewed the
sculpture there.
This sculpture was displayed at Arlington Arts Centre, as part of
the "A Matter of Time"
exhibition.
It also featured in the Surrey Sculpture Society Summer Sculpture
Exhibition at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in Hampshire.
The piece underwent a dramatic transformation for the "Sylvansmiths" exhibition at the Turrill Sculpture Garden, see below:
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