Masao Ueno – Raven Crag – 1990
Photograph taken by Robzet approximately 1996
Material: Wood
Trail: Bogle Crag Trail
Theme: Nature
Form: Representational – Earth
Maps Featured on: 1990 – 1999
Status: Removed, no remains
Quote from the artist – “I liked to walk through the Grizedale forest with a compass in my pocket. When I came to a viewpoint, I took my compass and map out of my pocket to feel the orientation of the forest is to feel the earth.”
“At this stage of our civilisation, it is important to feel the earth. I am not pessimistic about the future of human beings, but this earth is the only one. And it is difficult for us to live without the earth now.” – Quote by the artist
Photo by Bill Grant
Positioned just off the Silurian Way near Dale Park, Breasty Haw. A large orb made out of thin spruce branches with one central post running through the middle. The artwork represents the earth and how it tilts on its axis. The image above shows it during construction, and emphasises the scale of the artwork. It was removed around 2000.
Artist’s other work in Grizedale
– Polar Star 1990
Artist’s Website: bamboouenomasao.com/
Page last updated Jan 2021
Grizedale Forest Sculpture An Unofficial Archive 