Salford Meadows Commission

Great news, one of my proposals has been accepted for the Irwell valley - Salford Meadows Sculpture Commission. The theme for the commissions seeks to build on the story presented by the winners of the international design competition for the proposed new bridge connection from The Crescent to the Meadow which is as follows: In the meadow a boy found a curious seed he put the seed in his pocket and started to run home. He bounded through the long grass in search of a way across the river in his excitement the seed had jumped from his pocket. The next day he returned from the city to the meadow from the seed a delicate tendril had grown to connect the meadow to the city. “…From the seed a delicate tendril had grown to connect the meadow to the city” Rachel’s proposals tie in with the idea of delicate tendrils making their way from one sculpture to the other, as if they themselves are connected underground and have come from one seed. Smooth curving forms, large planes of soft silky wood undulating with life, twists and turns -each sculpture shall have it’s own identity that has been inspired by the meadows and the trees and plants that grow on it. Sculpture 1 A large tendril escaping from the earth bursting into life with large curvaceous ends. With distinct lines running up the sides, this piece encourages the viewers eye to travel up the sculpture where they finally rest on bulbous forms, inspired by White beam berries.