Sheltered Seat

Jim Partridge / Liz Walmsley – Ridding Wood Trail – 1991

Photograph Taken September 2017

Alternate Titles: Organic Shelter

Material: Wood

Trail: Ridding Wood Trail

Theme: Seating

Form: Abstract

Maps Featured on: 1993 – 2020

Status: Situ in situ March ’24

Quote from the Artist: “Sheltered Seat dominates a high bend in the trail near a ravine, with a wide dramatic view of the valley. A great turf covered shelf thrusts out from the hillside to form a wide roof, large enough to shelter twelve or more people beneath. Minimal effective seating is interlocked into this wooden wall. “If a piece has a strong, quiet presence in the landscape, then we would judge it to be a success”

“Somehow, one is reminded of a ship and its deck. Dynamic yet calm, functional yet simple – the whole structure retains the integrity of its open windy site, yet creates a social meeting place to stop at and regroup.” – Meg Falconer 1996

Photograph taken by Robzet approximately 1996

Half way down the Ridding Wood Trail, set into the bank, this unique seating area is unmissable. It is possibly also referred to as Organic Shelter, presumably due to the turf roof. The entire structure is wooden, with the large roof designed to keep off the rain, and two small seats with a great view out over the rest of the trail and the fields.

Due to the wood rotting over its 17 years, the roof has been removed in December 2018. The most striking aspect of the work now gone, all that remains is a slight lip to shelter anyone wanting to take a seat.

Photograph Taken December 2018

By summer 2019 the roof has been removed all together.

Photograph Taken August 2019

Spring 2021 volunteers have restored the roof.

Photo taken 7th May 2021

Sculpture in other Artworks

Grizedale 5 – 1991 – Panayiotis Kalorkoti 

Sheltered seat is clearly visible top left of this painting. Further examples of other sculptures used in Kalorkoti’s work can be seen in the Gallery in the Forest Page.

Artist’s other work in Grizedale –

Log Pile Bridge – 1987

Wooden Walkway – 1987

Larch Arch – 1991

Serpentine & Sessile Seat – 1991

Tunnel Vision – 1992

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Artist’s Website: www.jplw.co.uk

Page last updated August 2022