(only a few reminiscences left of now lying tribes)
Artist Stuart Frost was inspired for his work, Embla, meaning elm trees, when he was on a reconnaissance visit to the park in 2001 and saw a group of trees affected by elm disease.
He saw how the silvery white barkless tree trunks reflected the movements of the other trees and wanted to give new life to dead trees with his work.
Typically, Frost tends to work with more volatile and fragile materials such as feathers, soil, snow, roots or split willow twigs.
However, ornaments, geometric figures and patterns created with fire are a feature that recurs in other works as well as in Embla.
Because in TICKON he virtually tattooed the trees – branded the trunks using templates or lumps of clay, dug up at the base of the trunks.
The work process at TICKON made him part of nature's own cycle, he believes himself. Because it was autumn, the wind was howling, the rain was pouring down in hard jets, and Stuart Frost had to work standing on a scaffold, covered with green balustrades.
He experimented with different possibilities for burning in new patterns, and has since used his techniques and his experiences from TICKON in new works.
Stuart Frost, born 1960 in England, currently lives in Norway. Holds an MA degree in sculpture from The Royal College of Art in London and has since taught art in a number of European countries. Has participated in numerous nature art projects.
Artist: Stuart Frost / See more of Frost's work here.
Year: 2008
Stuart Frost, born 1960 in England, currently lives in Norway. Holds an MA degree in sculpture from The Royal College of Art in London and has since taught art in a number of European countries. Has participated in numerous nature art projects.