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Conduit and Continuum

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Author: Anthony McIntosh
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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.

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Makers

Name : Will Glanfield
     Role:Sculptor

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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)

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Classification

Categories:Sculptural, Functional, Free Standing, Composite
Object type1:Street furniture
Object type2:Sculpture
Subject type1:Figurative
Subject type2:Symbolic

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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

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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

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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/

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Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright: Creative Commons




Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright: Creative Commons




Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright: Creative Commons




Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright: Creative Commons

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