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Broomhill National Sculpture Prize - Intention & Evaluation


When i registered my interest in Broomhill Nation Sculpture Prize i initially intend to submit a tree in metal but soon realising that i wouldn't be able to finish it too a high standard. This left me with a competition i had paid for but nothing to submit. I had been thinking about presenting upturned tree roots however the possibility of sourcing one has proved to be rather difficult and i have since steered away from this as a possible venture. 

Not wanting to not submit anything at all i have decided to submit the piece i intent to make for the degree show. Weighing up the time i have to make everything means highlights that there wouldn't be enough time to create a brand new sculpture as well as making my degree piece as well as other works. For the submission i had to decide whether i was going to somehow make the vitrine water proof or if i could submit the ivy itself and maybe incorporate it into a new sculpture or straight into nature itself. after evaluation i realised that having the vitrine outside just wouldn't be practical meaning i needed to come up with a different way of displaying the ivy. 

My work has often looked at connecting the natural with the man made. This gave me the idea of having the bronze ivy within real ivy. To make this a possibility i would either need to plant the ivy or find already established ivy, both of these options would result in the ivy being perceived in a different way. Planting the ivy the same time as the bronze would initially place the bronze as i more 'trophy-ed' state but as the ivy would grow it would take over the bronze and most likely be forgotten. Thus connoting the notion that this 'prized' man made material is lost to nature its original source, natural beauty wins in the end over artificial. Their is also factors of the ivy possibly dying and the bronze looking out of place because of this.  

For these reasons i have decided to submit that i want the bronze ivy inserted into some ivy that is already established. This will allow the ivy to blend more naturally into the leaves and create a sense of mystery and inquisitiveness as the audience will need to get close to be able to inspect the leaves more closely, identifying it as bronze. 

Looking at works previously submitted to Broomhill it is apparent that what i have submitted isn't something they would usually go for as it is a small piece likely to blend in to the background. My initial idea for the submission would have been much more suited. As a result of this i don't feel that confident in my submission but only time will tell. 




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