Public Art Commission - Broadleaf Park, Rownhams
A new art trail has been commissioned by Test Valley Borough Council using developer contributions from the Broadleaf Park housing development.
The designs
Four final sculptures will each stand one to two metres tall and be made from coreten and zinc sprayed steel and cast aluminium.
Nicola took some of her inspiration from short poems called haikus that were created by the community at the workshops she and Michael ran. They draw and expand on ideas around the heritage and natural surroundings of the site by day and by night.
The haikus are:
The first things you see
Are open spaces and trees
And community
Squishy to the top
Sharp and smelly, soft and smooth
High in a pine tree
Optics focused up
Dark skies reveal cosmos past
Wander and delight
Beneath the deep core
Hidden dreams in age adore
Ancient times have passed
Heavenly silk quill
Softly falls from bird unknown
Soundless, fragile, still
