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Lie Back and Relax

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Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright for Photograph:

Creative Commons

Location

Street:Lyndhurst Road
Town:Worthing
Parish:Worthing
Council:Adur District Council
County:West Sussex
Postcode:BN11
Location on Google Map
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:Plaque on right hand corner of base:

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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Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright: Creative Commons




Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright: Creative Commons




Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright: Creative Commons

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