Jupiter Art Land
From the weird, to the wonderful, it can all be found at Jupiter art land.
Before arriving I had conducted some initial research to see where about it was, and discovered that despite never hearing about it before, i had family who lived very close to it, and to see what exhibits i wished to go and view while i was there so i had some sort of plan before arriving.
However upon arriving, the website didn't do it justice to seeing it in person or any sense of the scale it was on.
Exhibition 1 - “The weeping girls” by Laura Ford
Upon first coming across this exhibit, it makes you feel very uneasy as to why they are here, and as if they could move at any moment when you aren’t looking (like the weeping angels from doctor who).From what I could tell the exhibit has been intentionally placed in an area of land where there isn't very much vegetation around them. The land under their feet has no grass growing which makes it look like they posses some supernatural power that their crying has killed off everything in the area. It also begs the question, just why are they crying in the first place?
Exhibition 2 - “ Suck” by Anish Kapoor
This exhibition is pretty hard to miss, as it is surrounded by a giant cage that is seventeen foot square. When you come across this giant hole in the ground, it is very impressive to see just how smooth the sides of it are, as the matter around it (such as the tree branches and leaves) seem to be attracted to its center just like a black hole pulling in everything around it. Despite my best efforts, it is impossible to see into the center of the exhibition, and makes you think just how deep is it?
Exhibition 3 - “ Landscape with gun and tree” by Cornelia Parker
This was by far the piece that i was looking forward to seeing the most when i first looked on the website, and it was even better seeing it in person than any of the photos. The first thing you notice about it is the sheer size of the piece. Standing in at a total height of 9 meters tall it is truly an incredible sight. Getting close to the piece then reveals that every details has been considered, and copied correctly as if it was a shotgun of regular size including the details on the barrel lock, and trigger guard. To see something scaled up to this size, all while retaining all of its detail was amazing to be able to see in person.
Exhibition 4 - “Cells of Life” by Charles Jencks
If you were to search “Jupiter art land” on google, this is the first piece/landscape that comes up. Taking about ten to fifteen minutes to walk around the whole thing gives a small sense of its monumental scale for something like this. This piece shows that through thought and a lot of planning that something beautiful can be made simply from the things that are all around us.
Exhibition 5— “Stone house Bonnington” by Andy Goldsworthy
Upon first look, this looks just like a regular stone building, but when you open the door to go in, it is quite different from what you expect it to be. To start with, inside the building there is no floor, but instead an uneven sheet of bedrock but yet all around the building, the ground is perfectly flat, and completely void of stones. This piece made me consider that despite the fact that some people or house holds look just as they should, and appear completely ordinary on the outside. Once you step inside and see what is actually going on, and take the time to look a little closer things may be very different than what you initially expected.
