Berkeley Square House, Mayfair

Sculpture installed at Berkeley Square House, Mayfair.

Invited by curators Artful to exhibit in prestige site in Mayfair. Inspired by the site, I inevitably became drawn to the song written by Eric Maschwitz/Manning Sherwin in 1939 "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square", with its strong reference to the place - it's a song about the magic of two lovers meeting. Also inspired by the impression marble entrance foyer where the sculpture would be sited- I chose to make a sculpture from hand-cut marble linoleum, finely lacerating so as to drape over a steel form. Interesting to use 'fake' marble finish next to the real thing and for the sculpture to dominate the space.  I visualised creating a marble representation of the tree from which the Nightingale would sing its song. I built the sculpture onsite. As well as the lacerations I  cut holes in the linoleum with a set of vintage pastry cutters to create a feminine lace  suggesting a crinoline skirt and sleeve edge to suggest that the environment had absorbed the memory of the story and hung on to preserve it. The effusive sculpture talks of the overwhelming feeling of new love. 

I called the sculpture "A Nightingale Sings". The sculpture was exhibited for 6 months in the prestigious entrance of Berkeley Square House, Mayfair. This was a great opportunity to have Londoners walking through Mayfair walk pas the windows and see my sculptures.

Below are some more photographs go the sculpture in situ.