Watch David Nash in conversation with Studio International writer Victoria Simpson at Towner Art Gallery. They discuss the evolution of his process, the importance of dialogue with materials and the need for his work to communicate the spirit and materials of its place.
David Nash interviewed by Martin Gayford on making art in the outdoors.
Witness the creation of David Nash's Black Mound, a site-specific work of carved oak that was charred black through carefully controlled burning. Commissioned in 2013 for the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the piece overlooks the Park’s historic lakes and references the natural cycle of wood. “With wood sculpture, one tends to see ‘wood,’ a warm familiar material, before reading the form: wood first, form second," Nash explained. “Charring radically changes this experience."
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