The sculpture funded under Thamesdown Council’s per cent for art scheme where public money matched the developers contribution. Today its got the likeable signs of aging and the regrettable tagging, the tree's have grown round, almost enveloping and its not so visible from the (even more busy) road.
It was one of many pieces of art dotted around the western expansion that appeared during the 80's to the early 90's.
Recently Hideo Furuta's "Nexus" at Freshbrook Village Centre had to be repaired after some of the wood supporting the Pembrokeshire stone became dangerously rotten where it will continue to stand for another three decades surrounded by the good and bad of late 70's, early 80's design and town planning.
Thanks for sharing those. I have a secret - now, not so secret? - interest in photos that show how time passes.
ReplyDeleteNothing wrong with a little secret ;-) I have more which I must get round to sorting out someday.
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