Lie Back and Relax
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Location
| Street: | Lyndhurst Road |
| Town: | Worthing |
| Parish: | Worthing |
| Council: | Adur District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN11 |
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| Object setting: | Inside building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Corridor, East Wing, Worthing Hospital |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 171 |
| Grid reference: | J1 |
| 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 : | Reece Ingram |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Worthing and Southlands NHS Trust Art in Hospitals Project |
| Commissioned also by: | Eschmann Equipment |
| Installation date: | 1996 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Seal, posed upright, snout pointing upwards, flippers folded over abdomen, on representation of wave, on shallow rectangular plinth |
| Inscription: | LIE BACK AND RELAX/1996/REECE INGRAM/this seal, in charred elm, has clearly enjoyed an excellent/ lunch and is relaxing on the crest of a wave/By kind donation of Eschmann Equipment/ Worthing & Southlands Art in Hospital Project |
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Classification
| Categories: | Free Standing, Animal, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Full-length |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Sculpture |
| Material: | Charred Elm |
| Height (cm): | 150 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Abrasions, cracks, splits |
| More details: | Cracks on front of sculpture |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 06/03/2008 |
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History
| History: | ‘I have been making sculpture since leaving Brighton College of Art in 1985 although before that I trained briefly as a taxidermist. I have always been fascinated by animal forms. Since developing into a sculptor I have realised that my interests lay also in the tactile nature of materials and forms. I have also wanted to express a sense of the inner self, simple contentment, not wanting, not striving but just being. Carving as a simple repetitive act of work is also important, there is a direct connection with the solid physical world. Working with the public through workshops and residencies has been central to my practice, I enjoy sharing my skills and watching other people create, develop and achieve. Making sculpture for public sites has also been important as I have been able to explore new environments , both natural and man made . It has broadened my outlook and diversified the range of sculptural forms.’
(www.reeceingram.co.uk/) |
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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