Howard Bowcott, NURTURE
NURTURE
Howard Bowcott’s outdoor sculptures encourage staff and patients to make use of the hospital grounds and to connect with a more contemplative experience, within nature’s life cycles.
NURTURE unfolds across a dedicated staff seating area and a series of waymarkers, which lead people out and around the grounds, via the walled garden. Three large benches in the staff seating area are inspired by the organic shapes of seeds.
“My aim is that the seating space will provide a sanctuary for staff, combining the restorative effect of sitting within a natural setting and the feeling of being embraced by the sculptures. Somewhere special, created with care.” – Howard Bowcott
The waymarkers echo the idea of seeds and life cycles, specifically the life of an oak tree, with each waymarker inthe shape of an acorn cup. Around the route, eight waymarkers show the tree’s lifespan, with each featuring pointers and distance.
“The idea for the images of an acorn growing into a 500-year-old tree as you follow the route around the grounds came from consultations with members of staff, and is a great example of how collaboration is at the heart of good public art.” – Howard Bowcott
Mae cerfluniau awyr agored Howard Bowcott yn annog staff a chleifion i ddefnyddio tir yr ysbyty ac i gysylltu â phrofiad mwy myfyriol, o fewn cylchoedd bywyd natur.
Mae NURTURE i'w weld ar draws ardal eistedd bwrpasol i'r staff a chyfres o arwyddbyst, sy'n arwain pobl allan o dir yr ysbyty ac o'i amgylch, drwy'r ardd furiog. Mae tair mainc fawr yn yr ardal eistedd i staff wedi'u hysbrydoli gan siapiau organig hadau.
“Fy nod yw y bydd y gofod eistedd yn darparu noddfa i staff, gan gyfuno effaith adferol eistedd mewn lleoliad naturiol a’r teimlad o gael eu cofleidio gan y cerfluniau. Rhywle arbennig, wedi'i greu gyda gofal.” - Howard Bowcott
Mae'r arwyddbyst yn adleisio'r syniad o hadau a chylchoedd bywyd, yn benodol bywyd y dderwen, gyda phob arwyddbost ar siâp cwpan mesen. O amgylch y llwybr, mae wyth o arwyddbyst yn dangos hyd oes y goeden, gyda phob un yn cynnwys saethau a phellter.
“Daeth y syniad am y delweddau o fesen yn tyfu i fod yn goeden 500 mlwydd oed wrth i chi ddilyn y llwybr o amgylch y tir o ymgynghoriadau ag aelodau o staff, ac mae'n enghraifft wych o sut mae cydweithredu wrth wraidd celf gyhoeddus dda.” - Howard Bowcott
About the artist | Yr artist
Howard Bowcott is an artist based in north Wales who works on arts and regeneration projects throughout the UK. Over the last 30 years he has developed a substantial reputation in the field of public art, as designer and hands-on sculptor. Although Howard often works on a large scale, his work retains a human and inviting quality through careful attention to detail.
Artist sy’n byw yng ngogledd Cymru yw Howard Bowcott ac mae’n gweithio ar brosiectau celfyddydol ac adfywio ar hyd a lled y DU. Dros y 30 mlynedd diwethaf mae wedi datblygu enw da ym maes celf gyhoeddus, fel dylunydd a cherflunydd. Er bod Howard yn am yn gweithio ar weithiau mawr, mae elfen ddynol a chresawgar iw’ waith drwy ei sylw manwl I fanylion.