©2009 Karen Logan
Art in Allotments and Urban Green Spaces, Nottingham, 2006
Groundwork Greater Nottingham hosted Hidden Worlds in the Windmill Community Gardens, used by a range of different community groups and schools. The Hidden Worlds research project created the opportunity for a group of 16 artists from varied disciplines to come together, try out new ideas and respond to the site. The work was undertaken within the framework of a short course run by Creative Collaborations in partnership with Groundwork East Midlands.
My own experimentation focused on a young apple tree in the gardens. It was apparent that the community gardens had potential but needed nurture. The spindly young apple tree also possessed potential and this was suggested by handing heavy full-grown fruit within its branches. Text was applied to each apple, which was then tied with beautiful green ribbon to the tree.
The myth and folk law that surrounds the apple tree is text rich, (see examples below). For further information read Apple Games and Customs, available from www.commonground.org.uk
The fairest apple hangs on the highest bough
The apple never falls far from the tree
Comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love
To eat an apple without rubbing it is to challenge the devil
Groundwork Greater Nottingham hosted Hidden Worlds in the Windmill Community Gardens, used by a range of different community groups and schools. The Hidden Worlds research project created the opportunity for a group of 16 artists from varied disciplines to come together, try out new ideas and respond to the site. The work was undertaken within the framework of a short course run by Creative Collaborations in partnership with Groundwork East Midlands.
My own experimentation focused on a young apple tree in the gardens. It was apparent that the community gardens had potential but needed nurture. The spindly young apple tree also possessed potential and this was suggested by handing heavy full-grown fruit within its branches. Text was applied to each apple, which was then tied with beautiful green ribbon to the tree.
The myth and folk law that surrounds the apple tree is text rich, (see examples below). For further information read Apple Games and Customs, available from www.commonground.org.uk
The fairest apple hangs on the highest bough
The apple never falls far from the tree
Comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love
To eat an apple without rubbing it is to challenge the devil
