In 09, people walk in the woods near David Marshall Lodge in Scotland began to find face to face with literal reflections of the landscape - and sometimes themselves. Hide from view in the woods are six figures mirror (three men and three women), reflecting the trees, sky, and seasonal changes.
Rob Mulholland
They look like ghostly inhabitants of another dimension, but they are actually an installation piece by artist Rob Mulholland. Mulholland's work includes various installations and sculptures that challenge our perception of time, space and reality.
Rob Mulholland
This piece is called Ruin , and combines several themes of history, memory and the relationship between humans and nature. "I wanted to explore this relationship further by creating a group, a community in the protection of wooden elements, reflecting the last inhabitants of the space," Mulholland says on its website.
domain Scotland was particularly strong in open pastures and origin, as well as a home to small farming communities. After World War II, people were moved by the government, and the land was planted on trees rapid growth, as the country was in desperate need of wood after the war. the region remained a forest to date, but you can always do the remains of old houses and villages that once existed here.
This story inspired Mulholland to create a link between the present, past, and the earth itself.
Rob Mulholland
the figures represent people who lived on this earth before being removed, but also how humans can radically change the nature.
Rob Mulholland
Mulholland describes the six numbers as representing "a slight trace of people and past communities that once occupied and lived in this space." He goes on to explain. "the numbers absorb their environment, reflecting in their surface, daily life changes in the forest. They create a visual concept of non-space, a vacuum, as if they are part of our world now and then, as they fade into the forest, they become an intangible preview. "
Rob Mulholland
Rob Mulholland
the interwoven nature of this facility is even deeper, once viewers are involved. If you approach the numbers, you can also see you. this way, you, the viewer, to be part of the piece this looks at the past and see where it comes from. it also reflects the human in a (somewhat) natural environment, and how the natural and artificial constantly reflect each other.
Rob Mulholland
at the bottom left, you can see Mulholland with one of his characters mirror . These figures are presented in several of its parts.
Ruin was not designed as such, but hikers loved so much that he has become a permanent exhibition. You can still see today if you are never in the woods in this region. As for Mulholland, he creates installations and sculptures since, and recently had exhibitions in Europe and Korea. You can see more of his work on his website, and keep up with his latest projects on Facebook.
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