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These pictures were taken during a visit to the private gardens at Erddig Country Park in Wrexham using a digital SLR camera. You can preview larger versions of these and others taken on the same day posted on Flickr by clicking on the images.

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So we went to the Liverpool Biennial, it was the second one i’ve been to. I’m sorry to say that there wasn’t really anything there that made me think wow that’s amazing. Having said that though the interactive installation in the FACT by Shilpa Gupta was interesting so was Insyde up at the Walker Art Gallery worth a gander.

Although I wasn’t that enthralled by the biennial work I did however stumble on some of Banksys street art, saved the day!

We spent the day at the YSP in West Bretton yesterday. It was an interesting trip the first sculpture park I’ve been too and I must say i’m jealous of the students at the Bretton campus of Leeds University it’s a great location for students especially those studying any form of art.

Unfortunately we didn’t manage to see everything as the place is a lot bigger than we had planned for and the maps aren’t very user friendly. There aren’t enough signs or laid out trails so it seemed a bit fragmented I have no idea how much we missed. However, there are a three good light installations by James Turrell located in the Underground Gallery. One of which is a blue lit room it was a strange experience had a sci-fi feel to it like we had been transported into a film like THX 1138 by George Lucas.

My favourite sculpture/exhibit was the Deer Shelter again by James Turrell:

The use of artificial light mixed with the natural light from the skylight above created an outdoors indoors feel. The skylight has no cover so the inside of the shelter is exposed to the elements, leaves and debris can be found scattered on the floor creating a stark contrast against the neat moulded seats and white walls which are enhanced by the artificial lighting. I loved this piece of work it was eery but settling at the same time, it made the visit worth while. It would be interesting to sit in the Deer Shelter under all weather conditions to see how the atmosphere of the space changes.

Despite the lack of a decent map and not having much of a guided path YSP is well worth a visit. I will probably take the time to go again however next time I will pack some lunch and a bottle of water, put on some hiking boots and set out on one of the poetic walks which can be found in one of the leaflets available from the information desk.

Ok so it may be 20 mintues late but it’s up. Didn’t I say it would be up by the end of the weekend?! Obviously I will be adding to it I still have a lot of stuff to prepare so don’t you be going anywhere! I guess now I have no excuse for not emailing a few agencies about work experience that will be the next on my list along with researching RSS feeds and going on some much needed research visits.

The Liverpool Biennial is on at the moment so I will be heading over there this week to have a gander at the latest in art that the city has to offer. I also want to head down to the A Foundation. There’s a couple of installations that look interesting. I will let you know how I get on.

Best be off we’re going to Halifax tomorrow and i’m the designated driver not good when you hate driving!