Title:        Forest Wave Shelter       Materials: Sweet Chestnut, Steel and Canvas   Approx. size:  2.5m x 2.2 x 2.5        Location: Mount Yonmi , South Korea

The ‘Forest Wave Shelter’ is made from branches collected during the thinning of the forest at Mount Yionmi. The shelter takes the form of a ‘Wave’ rising from the ground. Waves (water, sound and light waves) are a powerful force, never static, constantly evolving, and ephemeral – like art in nature – like this work itself. The sculptures form, size, and materials, is dictated by its surroundings, for example the elevation of the land, the spacing of the trees and the quality of the light. The tough outer shell is made from sweet chestnut branches. Steel was used to create the structural framework. The internal space is reminiscent of the inside of a chestnut shell, the inner wall is hand stitched using canvas, sealed with a protective vanish, which wraps around the internal wall. This technique has been influenced by the artists’ own experiments […]

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