Video: Wooden egg on the Beaulieu river. Art object by Stephen Turner
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
To save animals during the Great Flood, Noah built an ark, and contemporary artist Stephen Turner recently built a giant wooden egg to save people, reminding them of the ever-changing ecological situation. Exbury Egg can be seen on the Beaulieu River, which flows through Hampshire (UK). It's not just a fancy art object, Stephen Turner plans to live a year in this wooden "shell", observing the ebb and flow of the river.
The Exbury Egg was built with support from Space Placemaking and Urban Design (SPUD Group) and PERRING architecture & design (PAD studio), as well as shipbuilder Paul Baker and ship engineer Stephen Payne. For it, special plywood and local wood were used, the vessel (6 meters long and 2, 74 meters wide) was made according to classical shipbuilding technology. Its main feature is that at high tide the egg drifts, and at low tide it sinks to the bottom of the river.
To attract as many people as possible to such an unusual project, Stephen Turner will share his impressions of being in this wooden capsule via the Internet. In addition, he plans to present the results of his research on landscape changes to ecologists. The unusual vessel is equipped with solar panels, so the researcher will have no problems with electricity. In addition, the ship has other amenities: shower, toilet, bed and a small gas stove.
Stephen Turner emphasizes that the study of coastlines is a priority in modern science, since they are constantly transforming. This, in turn, affects the flora and fauna. The main task of the project organizer is to convey to people the need to respect nature, as well as to carry out activities to improve the environmental situation.
The Exbury Egg itself is a wonderful piece of art that will be displayed in UK galleries after the experiment is completed.
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