Longleat

Tales of The Garden Exhibit- Figures

Working closely with the archivists at Longleat House, a series of sculptural installations depicting stories from the history of Longleat House and Gardens.

The Figures of the Garden consist of the two children playing by the fountain and the two standing gardeners hard at work in the Peacock Gardens. The figures were sculpted and life cast from the artist’s family and friends in the local community, reflecting the Longleat family and community which they are depicting. The finishes reflect and differentiate the passages of time represented in the various sculptures. Rusted oxidised metals that evolve over time, alongside preserved pressed local flowers and foliage adorn the vintage clothes the figures are dressed in; preserving time and place and becoming intertwined in the Longleat landscape of past and present.

Photographs by Dave Watts

GARDENERS

HEAD GARDENER, BOWLER HAT- Mr Shaw
ASSISTANT GARDENER, PEAKY CAP- Mr Watts Period - Victorian Materials- Jesmonite, steel, Fabric and Vintage Clothing, Pressed local foliage and Metal powders including key filings from local key cutters.


CHILDREN BY THE FOUNTAIN LITTLE GIRL, AGE 4- Willow LITTLE BOY, AGE 8- Wilfred Period- 1940’s Materials- Jesmonite, Steel, Fabric and Vintage Clothing, Pressed local foliage and Metal powders Including key filings from local key cutters.