Laura Ellen Bacon's latest exhibition, 'Into Being,' at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park showcases a monumental installation woven entirely by hand from Somerset willow. This site-specific work interacts with the chapel's interior, growing from its architecture and enveloping the space. As it stretches six meters into the nave and climbs the walls, the organic forms echo natural shapes like seed pods. Bacon meticulously constructs the piece on-site, incorporating fallen beech branches and emphasizing a connection between human instinct and nature, all while innovating a 10,000-year tradition of willow weaving.
Laura Ellen Bacon's monumental installation intertwines with the historic chapel, seamlessly creating a dialogue between architecture and nature through her hand-woven willow forms.
The sculpture invites visitors to experience its immersive qualities and reflects the artist's contemporary approach to an ancient tradition of willow weaving.
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