COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Living Willow Dome
title
Living Willow Dome
Title
false
Creation Date:
1998
creation_date
1998
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
1998
image_date
1998
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Location:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Material:
wood - willow , mosaic , recycled material
material
wood - willow , mosaic , recycled material
Material
false
Display Creator:
BURTON, Mandy
display_creator
BURTON, Mandy
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
98-3410
image_id
98-3410
Image ID
false
Description:
Detail - mosaic. Location: Heeley Millenium Park. Behind St Ann's School, access from carpark to the Community Centre on View Road, opposite Heeley City Farm. Description: Living willow is being trained and woven to replace a woven dome of cut willow, which stands about 1.5 metres high. The walls of the dome are have eight arches, allowing a view of the interior floor which has a mosaic of tiles laid on it, surrounded by a bed of pebble. Hanging in the roof of the dome, and woven into it, are the various planets of our solar system, made from a variety of recycled materials. Commission: "Paving The Way" Project, with funding from the Single Regeneration Budget. Supported by BT in the Community, the European Development Fund and Destination Sheffield. Comment: Officially opened by Lord and Lady Mayoress of Sheffield on 14th July 1998. Other pieces opened the same day were made by Johnny White and Amanda Wray, Gillian Brent and Ross Gilbertson The piece was badly vandalised a year later and all the planets broken or removed. The structure was reinforced with a metal framework and has since flourished with annual maintenance.
description
Detail - mosaic. Location: Heeley Millenium Park. Behind St Ann's School, access from carpark to the Community Centre on View Road, opposite Heeley City Farm. Description: Living willow is being trained and woven to replace a woven dome of cut willow, which stands about 1.5 metres high. The walls of the dome are have eight arches, allowing a view of the interior floor which has a mosaic of tiles laid on it, surrounded by a bed of pebble. Hanging in the roof of the dome, and woven into it, are the various planets of our solar system, made from a variety of recycled materials. Commission: "Paving The Way" Project, with funding from the Single Regeneration Budget. Supported by BT in the Community, the European Development Fund and Destination Sheffield. Comment: Officially opened by Lord and Lady Mayoress of Sheffield on 14th July 1998. Other pieces opened the same day were made by Johnny White and Amanda Wray, Gillian Brent and Ross Gilbertson The piece was badly vandalised a year later and all the planets broken or removed. The structure was reinforced with a metal framework and has since flourished with annual maintenance.
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
permissions
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Permissions
false
Image Storage Location:
image_storage_location
http://helios.shu.ac.uk/98-3410.jpg
Image Storage Location
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
BURTON, Mandy
creator
BURTON, Mandy
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Artist.
creator_role
Artist.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Female.
culture_gender
Female.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Mosaics
subject_heading
Mosaics
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Landscape design
subject_heading
Landscape design
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false