Video: Ghost Forest Sculptures by Rob Mulholland
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
In the forests of Scotland, near the small town of Alloa, you can meet the most real ghosts. In appearance, they are no different from ordinary people, except that their figures are almost completely transparent, and trees, bushes, flowers and herbs are reflected in them. An unprepared person may even be frightened … A Scottish sculptor is engaged in such an unusual art in his native land Rob Mulholland … For creativity, the sculptor uses translucent acrylic plexiglass. It is easy to cut, unlike ordinary glass, it is difficult to break, and besides, it has an amazing property to distort the reflection of light, so that the effect of partial invisibility is created. At some point, a person sees a figure against the background of the forest, and the next second it disappears - and only branches and leaves sway in the place where the person stood. The play of light and space is mesmerizing, asks riddles and puzzles that you may not be able to guess right away, but you can have fun, train your nerves - and your imagination.
Such a disguise would be very useful for guerrillas and soldiers who led a forest lifestyle. But Rob Mulholland's sculptures are peaceful and harmless. Since the forests of Scotland are a popular holiday destination for both locals and tourists, glass ghosts serve as a kind of entertainment for them. Like a dread room or a hall with crooked mirrors. It is only important to remember that ghosts do not exist, and nature is already full of interesting and mysterious things and phenomena.
Rob Mulholland's translucent sculptures once participated in the international festival of visual art in Glasgow and were part of the Vestiges Park exhibition / You can get acquainted with the work of the talented author on his website.
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