I was walking in the woods when my usually quiet dog started barking: Men with chainsaws were chopping down trees! I shared Scout's dismay, but this was not our property so we continued on our way. A few days later we returned, and to my delight, instead of a clear cut, we found a sculpture garden.
Scout was transfixed, wagging her tail like she'd spotted a wild animal.
Then she turned to me grinning, inviting me to come closer.
I walked around the installation, watching how the iron caught the sunlight through the trees.
The tentacles seemed to move like an octopus underwater. I wondered who had created this gorgeous work of art and why it was installed in these woods.
Once again, Scout retrieved the answers from a pamphlet hanging from a tree:
Isabelle Pelissier's In-Flux-Out can be viewed from the paths
off Pickard Fields at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.
Happy Rosh Hashanah!
May this new year be better than the last.
I loved that piece when it was at the Coleman Burke Gallery, and I have scouted around the paths to find it since I heard it was there. Will keep looking!! Very pleased that this has happened.
ReplyDeletePam, it's off the narrow path (parallel to the Bowdoin loop) a bit south of Alida's house. I'd be happy to show you.
ReplyDeleteL'Shana Tova to you as well, Sarah - blessings for a more tolerant, peaceful and loving world in the New Year.
ReplyDeleteIt must be thrilling to come upon such an unusual installation in the woods...
Hi Amanda, so nice to see your smile again! Thank you! I do hope this New Year will be better. I've been feeling overwhelmed by all the natural and political disasters. All the bad news made me appreciate a good surprise all the more.
ReplyDeleteWhat a remarkable piece indeed. The shifting light in a wooded area adds an element of mystery. I have a retired teacher friend who also does metal pieces though of a more prosaic nature as in farm animals etc...:)
ReplyDeletePleasure, peace, enjoyment and inspiration. Works for me. What a great find.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool.
ReplyDeleteThat's such an original place to put your artwork in. :-) Rosh Hashanah.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from London.
It does indeed like look tentacles catching the light through the trees -- how interesting. It does make me want to continue to stare at it --- as if In Flux. What a walk in the woods! thanks for sharing. it's thought-provoking.
ReplyDeleteOh how fun! I have liked Isabelle's art inside venues before, and look forward to liking it in the wild. P.S. Scout is a very artsy dog, of course.
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible surprise! I love how Scout also appreciated the art. :)
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