Community Art….

“Sea Beam” by Donald Urquhart…  on the waterfront at Dysart, Fife, Scotland

There was a time when Statues were the only ‘Art’ additions to our public spaces.  Over time art installations and wall art (some time referred to as graffiti) have spread far and wide.  Many are well placed and have local significance… others to my mind,  appear to be  used just to fill a space.   Many tell a story, others just leave you puzzled.

Not sure about the installation above.  Located on an open space overlooking the Firth of Forth, where it meets the North Sea, it made me stop and ponder.  Impressive, I guess at 4 to 5 metres high, against a changing sky that followed a storm, it looked dramatic but …  and this is the big but – ‘what is it?’

Maybe things have changed on site, but then I could find no signage, nor could I find an association with the small Scottish Port of Dysart, a port that was built upon the local Coal and Salt industries.  A couple of years later, I found the name of the installation and its Creator on line.  But that was all.

Just a Tuesday puzzle that you may be able to help with… maybe it is a puzzle just left to our imaginations…. whatever the outcome… as always….

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27th May
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