Sculpture management

[David Humphries]

Awesome pic set and loved the music!

 

How'd you decide on the amount to be taken off?

Is there any way you can estimate the amount if future decay?

 

 

 

Cheers Josh,

 

Tbh the decision of what to remove, was in part governed by the top taper in terms of its spreading weight & also by what was required to be left of the main trunk for it to still be a visual & engagng piece.

 

We'll continue with the resistograph readings within an ongoing cycle of inspection and compare against the previous records.

 

The fortunate thing here is the outward taper of the butresses which was probably an adaptation to decay over years of growth.

This gives the whole piece a wide and more stable footprint.

 

 

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[Guss109]

Thanks for the info sounds an interesting and usefull tool. Bet you have a steady hand to use a drill bit that small and long

[David Humphries]

Bet you have a steady hand to use a drill bit that small and long

 

Not really, the drill manages the insertion as the needle exits from the body of the resistograph straight into the wood.

 

Sometimes theres a small amount of kickback when the needle head first engages, but applying constant force against the trunk deals with that.

 

 

Resistographs can be made with 1.5m length needles also, though I've not had the pleasure of one of those..............yet

 

 

 

 

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[bob]

Cheers Bob, has your LA comissioned sculptures during more comfortable times that are now at that stage of degredation?

 

If so are they monitored on any sort of regime?

 

Guess its a bit like monoliths in public areas.

 

 

 

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Got a few but tbh not looked at them for a long time.

At least 2 have had to be removed and re fixed although the last would of certainly been ok for another 10 yrs in reality.

But we don't have any as tall as that I think the highest will be around 15 ft

[wisewood]

Interesting thread this, apologies if I missed it but was the artist involved in any part of the dismantle?

[David Humphries]

no, the piece was commissioned in 2007 I think, then dismantled last year.

 

I believe the sculptor has been informed.

 

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[wisewood]

no, the piece was commissioned in 2007 I think, then dismantled last year.

 

I believe the sculptor has been informed.

 

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Fair enough, would be an interesting collaboration for the artist to recycle the work. Could have conflicting views ie safety/ practicality verses aesthetics.

Looks like it was done sympathetically though.