Rebecca Johnson's Second in a Series of Attempts, in Grizedale. Contributed
TREE surgeons have been getting an arts project off the ground in Grizedale Forest.
Emerging artists Dexter Dymoke and Rebecca Johnson are developing works for Grizedale, as part of the new HUNT exhibition on the Ridding Wood Trail.
London-based artist Dexter Dymoke will use an existing oak tree in Ridding Wood to create a 20ft catapult called Ambush, while Second in a Series of Attempts by Rebecca Johnson, of Poole, is a series of sculptural elements installed in trees along the trail, where birds' nests appear to have been mysteriously dropped into the trees by parachute.
Designed as an accessible public sculpture trail in 1990, the Ridding Wood Trail is the most popular walk in Grizedale Forest. HUNT is the first development in a series of plans for the reinvigoration of the artwork along this ever-popular route and around the forest.
Visitors will be encouraged to come and HUNT for the treetop sculptures on the trail and enjoy their unusual settings in the heart of the forest.
Arts development officer for the Forestry Commission at Grizedale, Hayley Skipper, said: "We're delighted to be presenting these new works at Grizedale. Both are witty, imaginative pieces that aim to encourage visitors to look more closely at the natural environment of the trail as well as the sculptures along it."
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The Ridding Wood Trail is free of charge and starts at the site of the old Grizedale Hall.
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