St Benets Abbey : Frames in the landscape
CREATE! at St Benets Abbey: was a day of creative activities for all the family organised by The Norfolk Archaeological Trust
Mark attached 10 picture frames to fence posts and sticks in the ground in a circular walk from the Abbey ruins. The route followed the river Bure to the south-east corner, along the boundary ditch, finishing with a view across the meadow to the Abbey.
Participants were presented with a choice of walking sticks to assist them on their stroll. They were asked to enter into a ‘stick hire contract’ which doubled as a record of their observations and comments.
Stick Hire Contract -
Disclosure
We offer no guarantees for your safety, enjoyment nor entertainment. We can not guarantee you will see Cabbage Whites, Red Admirals, Purple Hazes, or Mythical Beasts.
Health & Safety
There are various issues regarding your personal safety to be aware of, these including –
- Trip hazards, uneven surfaces, grass, ditches, meadow, wood in the form of trees
- Scratchy bushes, stinging nettles, thorns, swampy mud and cows and their pats
- Biting and stinging varieties of insects are found within the English countryside
- There is wet water, which may be both cold and splashy in appearance
- Small feral children, should not be approached under any circumstances
- Extreme sunshine, rain, lighting, sea mist or Broads twister may cause for the immediate evacuation of the site
Small Print : You enter this contract/activity in the understanding that it may be perilous with changing weather. There are no refunds if weather disappoints, or in any way affects your enjoyment of the outside environment. You will be interviewed on the You may also be feasted on by flesh eating ants… All outcomes remain the property of the artist, except for the personal memories which the participants retain ownership of. This process may be videoed or documented in photographic form. This may take the form of reciting a poem, dancing, singing or replying to specific questions asked by the artist and his appointed deputies. (or face an unspecified consequence) and will be expected to articulate your experience.safe return of your stick
St Benets Abbey
...a mysterious place, standing in the depths of the Norfolk broads, surrounded by wide open skies. The surviving earthworks, with the peculiar ruins of the gatehouse, are very atmospheric, heightened by the inaccessible and remote location. http://www.norfarchtrust.org.uk/stbenets