Giant 'stick man' sculpture on show at Eden Project
It's made out of a single beech tree, and will decay naturally over time
A giant stick skeleton made from the remains of a single tree is going on show at the Eden Project today.
The work, called 'First Came The Landscape', was made by Swedish artist Ingela Ihrman from a beech tree that blew down during Storm Eunice last year.
It will remain on the site until the pieces of wood – the pelvis, spine, femur, humerus and skull - naturally break down, returning back to the ground and benefiting the surrounding ecology of the earth as they decay.
A similar work was unveiled in Sweden in 2022 - this new version is the first time it's been done in the UK.
The work coincides with the current visual arts exhibition at the Eden Project, Super Natural, which features a range of international artists including Ingela.
Eden’s art curator, Hannah Hooks, said: “It is really exciting to be working with Ingela Ihrman in bringing her artwork to Eden, and we are delighted that First Came the Landscape is forming a new addition to our onsite collection."