2012 . Asseyez-vous et régardez

2012 . Asseyez-vous et régardez

20m x 18m x 1.5m

Red and black schist, limestone boulders. brass discs

 

For “Mine d’art en sentier 2012” , and 8 kilometre trail in the Parc naturel

régional Scarpe-Escaut, le Pays de Condé in the Nord-Pas de Calais Basin, an

area once famous for its mining industry.

 

“Asseyez-vous et régardez” with mounds of red and black schist, surround 10

boulders inlaid with brass “jetons” –representing the miners’ identity

discs, is for people walking or cycling the trail to relax and enjoy the

surrounding landscape. Eleven sculptors from around the world took part in

the symposium.

It was a vey wet and muddy project - the weather in north Europe has been

most unseasonal but eventually the ground around the sculpture will become

green again