Thursday, 29 April 2010

Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park

I didn't build this wall but I am fascinated by it. I don't know who built it and I don't want to be rude about it since I have no idea what the builder planned. I don't even want to mention its whereabouts for the sake of the owner. But it reminds me of a wooden sculpture called Cracking Box by David Nash that I read about. David Nash is a highly skilled woodworker. Apparently, in making a small box of oak he deliberately put as many difficulties as possible in his way, wilfully breaking the rules of carpentry. The box holds together despite warping and cracking like mad. Among boxes, it is Les Dawson's piano playing. The wall, like Cracking Box, goes against the grain. It makes me think that such high disregard for the principals of building must be deliberate, an attempt to break the rules yet still create a structure. It too is warping and cracking and some people think it will collapse this year, but new stone is being added and I watch with interest.

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  1. I also wondered at this wall. But it didn't last very long and has now crumbled to be replaced by a plain wooden fence.
    Ours is still going strong with roses growing over it and stones weathering nicely. The wren loves to flit in and out of the cracks.

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