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"The Orchid" Click on the pictures for larger images

This sculpture is made totally out of man-made materials - wire, piping, plastic, film cassettes - but it has the shape of an orchid. What does this tell us? Why is it positioned among natural things? What does it say about itself and the things around it? It was made by using a large gas pipe on its side, with holes drilled into it and cut pieces of waste materials added. Throughout the process thought was given to its shape in organic, rather than industrial terms. It is supported by a steel pole, driven into the ground.