Les Phonies Bergères

Les Phonies Bergères was a Festival of nature arts, words and music, taking place in the village of Accous in the French Pyrenees. I called my piece: Line and Spiral. 

 

As the artists' trail was to take place along the ancient pilgrim route, Le Chemin de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle, it seemed appropriate for me to make a ‘walking’ installation, in which people could slow down and relax, and take the opportunity to observe and enjoy the landscape with ‘fresh eyes’.

 

My materials were twigs and small branches from the immediate surroundings, bound with white twine. They formed a long line on the ground, meandering around the field and swirling in spirals around trees and other landmarks. Fixed to the trees, were little houses made by small schoolchildren - these represented the continuing hospitality of local people towards visitors and pilgrims.

 

Please see my blog http://throughstones.wordpress.com/les-phonies-bergeres-2/ for more images and an account of my working process.