Seek and you will Find
- Kerry Morrison:
- Reference Grid
- Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
- Take Away Art
- Huddersfield Narrow Canal Public Art Project
- Flight of Fancy
- Lichen Seats & Marsh Reeds
- Seek and you will Find
- The Spores
- In Memory
- Some Fern
Commissioned by the Irwell Valley Sculpture Trail for Nuttall Park, Ramsbottom.
Comprises of four sculptures depicting wild flora growing along the parameters of the Park (Black Poplar Catkins, Broad Leaved Hellaborine, Wild Garlic, Bistort,) each sited where the plants can be found growing. Each sited where the plants depicted grow. All flora chosen has a specific relevance to the area and locality. An Orientation Floorscape is a means to find and identify these sculptures; a simplified map of the Park cast in coloured concrete with flower illustrations and text etched onto stainless steel plates.
There is also a and a children¹s story telling area created during open workshop sessions: relief carved seating depicting wild flowers and local scenes.
RAMSON HERB (1.5m x 2.5m x 2.5m) Oak
Comprises of 12 carved florets that make up a single boom of Wild Garlic. The origin of Ramsbottom¹s name is attributed to this plant: the RAMSon Herb growing along the valley BOTTOM.
CATKINS (1m x 20m x 20m) Oak
Thirteen carved Black Poplar catkins sited in alignment with selected branches of two Black Poplar trees. The Black Poplar was planted in abundance in the area as it was one of the only trees that would tolerate the high levels of pollution during the industrial era.
BISTORT 1998 (4m x 5m x 4m) Oak.
Sited in a "V" configuration around a patch of Bistort The sculpture consists of 10 leaves and three blooms. The leaves of the plant are cooked and eaten in a local dish.
