“In Grief & with Gratitude We Remember”
- A video scape by Louise Neter In 2021 artist Louise Neter was awarded a commission by The Mayor of Eastbourne for her design ‘The Tree of Reflection’, a sculpture installed at Elm Grove Field, Hampden Park. The sculpture set mindfully in this outside space is intended to interact with the surrounding landscape, seeking to provide a place to reflect on our unique experience of the pandemic of 2020 and beyond whilst remembering with appreciation the role of all of our key and front line workers. This idea then expanded to encourage Neter to look at her own response to these times.
In an attempt to express the experience of living through this pandemic, Neter recognised the impossibility of capturing an objective experience and instead sought to create an authentic personal response to this worldwide happening. To do so, Neter curated the donated voices of her own family and friends as they spoke on their experiences. Individual stories rise like waves out of a sea of voices from our global community. These voices overlay footage of her beloved South Downs as Neter retraces the steps that kept her grounded throughout lockdowns, echoing the walks of so many who found their refuge in nature during this time. Like a flint stone cast into a downland dew pond, this work seeks to portray the ripples echoing out from a single life's experience of this global event, Neter endeavours to extend an invitation to the audience to reflect and find their own voice within the cacophony of the global community’s chatter.
The following video scape reflects on the years 2020 - 2021. This video is an invitation for others to cast their stone, their reflections, their story of navigating these times into the water. With thanks to those who donated their voices to this project. With gratitude to all our key and frontline workers.
With special thanks to TalkTalk for sponsoring this project and support this time of reflection. https://www.louiseneter.com/
- A video scape by Louise Neter In 2021 artist Louise Neter was awarded a commission by The Mayor of Eastbourne for her design ‘The Tree of Reflection’, a sculpture installed at Elm Grove Field, Hampden Park. The sculpture set mindfully in this outside space is intended to interact with the surrounding landscape, seeking to provide a place to reflect on our unique experience of the pandemic of 2020 and beyond whilst remembering with appreciation the role of all of our key and front line workers. This idea then expanded to encourage Neter to look at her own response to these times.
In an attempt to express the experience of living through this pandemic, Neter recognised the impossibility of capturing an objective experience and instead sought to create an authentic personal response to this worldwide happening. To do so, Neter curated the donated voices of her own family and friends as they spoke on their experiences. Individual stories rise like waves out of a sea of voices from our global community. These voices overlay footage of her beloved South Downs as Neter retraces the steps that kept her grounded throughout lockdowns, echoing the walks of so many who found their refuge in nature during this time. Like a flint stone cast into a downland dew pond, this work seeks to portray the ripples echoing out from a single life's experience of this global event, Neter endeavours to extend an invitation to the audience to reflect and find their own voice within the cacophony of the global community’s chatter.
The following video scape reflects on the years 2020 - 2021. This video is an invitation for others to cast their stone, their reflections, their story of navigating these times into the water. With thanks to those who donated their voices to this project. With gratitude to all our key and frontline workers.
With special thanks to TalkTalk for sponsoring this project and support this time of reflection. https://www.louiseneter.com/
The Stories Behind the trees.
SAKURA CHERRY TREE PROJECT A NEW SEASON OF UK-JAPAN COOPERATION AND FRIENDSHIP
IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE WHERE WE WILL BE IN 30 YEARS’ TIME OR WHAT EACH OF US WILL BE DOING.
THE ONLY THING WE KNOW IS THAT WE WANT THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE UK AND JAPAN TO CONTINUE STRONG INTO THE FUTURE.
WELCOME TO THE SAKURA CHERRY TREE PROJECT TO PLANT A LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE WHERE WE WILL BE IN 30 YEARS’ TIME OR WHAT EACH OF US WILL BE DOING.
THE ONLY THING WE KNOW IS THAT WE WANT THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE UK AND JAPAN TO CONTINUE STRONG INTO THE FUTURE.
WELCOME TO THE SAKURA CHERRY TREE PROJECT TO PLANT A LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
The trees in the park have all been adopted by Local people or community groups, read their stories here about why this place is so special to them.