Fell
Alex Allan
Fell
Alex Allan
Reference
SAS0001_005
Year
2020
Dimensions (cm)
Height: 45
Length: 40
Depth: 10
Length: 40
Depth: 10
Materials
Concrete
Current Location
Artist's studio.
Suitable Locations for the Work
- Indoors
- Outdoors
- Floor-based
- Freestanding
- On a plinth
- In a case
Background, history, commissioner of the work
This work was a material and process investigation which was made during the production of a larger public sculpture for Midlothian Council. The work was made in response to a local coal seam.
Thematic/contextual information
The work was a material exploration and test-run for a larger public work that now sits outside Danderhall Community Hub. The aptly named coal seam, The Beefie, which runs underneath Midlothian, was streaked with layers of white stone, resembling a choice cut of beef. This geological phenomenon is hinted at here using pigmented concrete.