Fiona and I had talked about installing a bit of art in one of the spaces outside G's unit. I had been gifted 5X3m lengths of rusted square rod (3X15mm square and 2X25mm square) by a friend - Fiona McCarron - part of Craig Medson's stash from days gone by. I wanted to make a simple installation that was all about the rusted metal and would sit lightly in the landscape.
The opening photograph shows the result of my thinking and cutting. I wanted to get enough lengths out of the 5 pieces to make the installation shown in the sketch below.
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The installation has movement in a number of directions a gentle wave movement up and down; and a gently S movement across the installation space. The tallest piece of rod is about 1.25m out of the ground and about 20cm in the ground.
A few photos of the cut pieces and the beauty of the rust.
A couple more photos of the work in place. The entirety of the installation is hard to see as it blends and yet also stands out enough in the landscape. The rods have simply been hammered into the ground - I was assisted greatly by Fiona and our friend Faith - joint decision on direction of the S form and the up and down movement.
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It seems fitting to have a gentle piece in the landscape that recalls the great talent of Craig and the gift of the metal by Fiona McC.
you had me at the very first image ... and I love the diagramming ... rusted metal is endlessly fascinating
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