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‘WILLOW
DOMES ON THE ESTE’, Neddernhof, Nr Hamburg, Germany |
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The
work comprises two woven willow domes on the banks of the
river Este, in the private estate of Hans Edmund Siemers at
Neddernhof, Buchoholz-Sprotze, Germany.
The domes are made from planted, woven and grafted willow
sticks, which are growing and will eventually form one tree
in the plan of a figure 8. At the nucleus of each dome is
a standing stone in one and a sitting stone in the other.
The taller dome will have its shoots pruned and will then
sprout at the height of 4 metres. The effect here will be
to create light and height. On the smaller dome the shoots
will be woven in, creating a darker more random space, where
you can sit and listen to the flow of water nearby. At a certain
point the work will be allowed to go its own way.
2004 update:-
I revisited in September, pruned the vigorously growing shoots and re wove some of them into the structure. The piece is working very well. |
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