A note on: Timelapse in the Northern Echo

One of the highlights of this and last year is my collaboration with the brilliant David Rickard for an installation in Kielder Forest. The Northern Echo recently wrote a story on the work to be found here https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18640831.new-art-installation-kielder-water-forest-beauty-spot

Timelapse, created by sculptor David Rickard for the Kielder Art and Architecture programme, is a new feature on the Lakeside Way, on the south side of the Bull Crag peninsula. Visitors can sit among the locally harvested timber that the structure is comprised of and take in the area’s timeless beauty.

The artist said: “The sculpture derives from the underlying materials that define Kielder Water & Forest Park: timber and time. With trees typically growing in Kielder Forest for several decades before harvest, the forest itself reflects various timespans through the scale of the trees in different plantations. This passage of time is also marked within the timber of individual trees.”

Texts from poet SJ Fowler are embedded in the floor and ceiling of the sculpture, subtly referencing the way gravity slows time, as first defined by Albert Einstein in 1907….

A note on: The Iskele Poetry Festival

An amazing week in Northern Cyprus visiting for the Iskele Poetry Festival with a great group of poets from all over the world. I've created a page with a detailed travelogue, with reading videos and many pictures www.stevenjfowler.com/iskele

"From the moment the festival organisers optimistically interpreted my middle initial J as standing for Joy, and popped that on the event poster that was dotted around the island, I knew this was going to be a memorable festival. As if often the case, the generosity of my hosts in Cyprus made this beautiful few days the beginning of many relationships and the catalyst for unique experiences. Thanks to Emel Kaya, Ruhsan İskifoğlu, Nurduran Duman and all who made it happen."