Conduit and Continuum
| Browse information by: Location Makers General Information Classification Object Parts Object Condition History References Photographs |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright for Photograph: Creative Commons |
Location
| Street: | Tilgate Drive |
| Town: | Crawley |
| Parish: | Crawley |
| Council: | Crawley Borough Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | RH10 |
| Location on Google Map | |
| Object setting: | Public Park |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Next to a path about 250 yards from the lake in Tilgate Park |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 29 |
| Grid reference: | H1 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
back to top | |
Makers
| Name : | Will Glanfield |
| Role: | Sculptor |
back to top | |
General Information
| Commissioned by: | Crawley Borough Council - Arts Council Regional Lottery Award |
| Construction period: | 2001 |
| Installation date: | 2001 |
| Unveiling date: | 2001 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Crawley Borough Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Composed of five wooden uprights (Conduit). A sculptural bench of similar design (Continuum) is located 100 metres away across the parkland. The bench is visible through the holes in the wooden uprights. A different leaf is represented by the carving on the face of each upright. |
| Iconographical description: | These pieces are inspired by thoughts on continuity, evolution and aspiration in nature. The leaves carved into the work celebrate five native trees: Common Oak, Hawthorne, Goat Willow, Alder and Scots Pine. (Crawley Borough Council) |
back to top | |
Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Functional, Free Standing, Composite |
| Object type1: | Street furniture |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject type2: | Symbolic |
back to top | |
Object Parts
| Part 1: | Bench |
| Material: | English oak. |
| Height (cm): | 165 |
| Width (cm): | 260 |
| Depth (cm): | 90 |
| Part 2: | Five uprights (each) |
| Material: | English oak. |
| Height (cm): | 180 |
| Width (cm): | 58 |
| Depth (cm): | 7 |
back to top | |
Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
| More details: | Normal weathering to the wood. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 26/02/2008 |
back to top | |
History
| History: | ‘Conduit is a sculpture composed of five standing elements. It is situated some 100 metres across the parkland from Continuum, a sculptural seat. Both pieces reflect and transform the theme of the other, and should be considered together. These pieces are inspired by thoughts on continuity, layerings and accumulations, and aspiration in nature. Continuum reflects the same completed form of Conduit in its central element. The vertical elements which rise from the flanks of Continuum progressively develop towards its centre. The work again suggests development and transition, stages or layers, and a coming together to create a union, and new form. The wrapped leaves carved into the works celebrate five native trees: Common Oak, Hawthorn, Goat Willow, Alder and Scots Pine.’
(http://www.willglanfield.co.uk/ |
back to top | |
References
back to top |
Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
back to top | |