Public Art Research Archive, Sheffield Hallam University
PUBLIC ART IN SHEFFIELD

Wendy Marshall
'Poggy Bench', 1989
now disintegrated
Graves Park
wood and concrete

Location:
On the bank of a small stream, by the path not far from the main entrance carpark. (A-Z p111 6E)

Description:
The seat is made up of enfolding, petal shaped parts, based on the shape of the Buffalo Flower. Gaps in the wood have been infilled with concrete.

Update [Feb 2001]: The bench now no longer exists. The wood has almost entirely rotted away. Only the right hand seat fragment remains visible.

Commission:
Sheffield Contemporary Arts Trust and Sheffield Recreation Department.

Comment:
Artist says the word 'poggy' is a word which she remembers from her childhood in Rotherham and refers to one's favourite spot. It is always a very private place. Wendy Marshall (1990) "I wanted the shape to have quite powerful proportions and yet have a gentle protective feel to it. To invite the onlooker to sit in its lap". Originally it looked very inviting. The seat had a highly polished surface because the artist wanted it to have a craft finish.
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