jonbem Posted 3 October , 2018 Share Posted 3 October , 2018 from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-leeds-45675626?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5bb46f3d4332820660fff874%26Flanders mud used to create Ripon Cathedral WWI memorial%262018-10-03T08%3A07%3A44%2B00%3A00&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:6c309931-2477-49ef-aecf-ca043ca851d5&pinned_post_asset_id=5bb46f3d4332820660fff874&pinned_post_type=share Flanders mud used to create Ripon Cathedral WWI memorial A memorial made from mud to mark the centenary of the end of World War One is due to be unveiled in Ripon Cathedral later. The artwork, entitled Fields of Mud, Seeds of Hope, is made from soil and slowly reveals itself as the mud dries out. The piece is a combination of mud from Passchendaele in Flanders and earth taken from a World War One military camp in Ripon. Millions passed through the camp over the years, including the likes of Wilfred Owen and Bradford's J.B. Priestley. Artist Dan Metcalfe (pictured) said it "started life as a 9m by 3m muddy puddle. "Over a few weeks the moisture evaporates from the mud and cracks begin to appear which form the silhouette of a troop of personnel returning from the front," he added. The work is on display at the cathedral until 14 November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 3 October , 2018 Author Share Posted 3 October , 2018 see also http://riponcathedral.info/season-of-remembrance-at-ripon-cathedral/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pighills Posted 3 October , 2018 Share Posted 3 October , 2018 I really don’t know what to think of this, but I shall go and view it as it’s local to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepoy Posted 3 October , 2018 Share Posted 3 October , 2018 I quite like the idea of this memorial, but it is a bit too far for me to travel to see it. I like the fact that the mud contains poppy seeds and that when the memorial is broken up, the mud/soil (with seeds) will be made available to the public to create their own poppy memorial gardens etc. Sepoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D J Brown Posted 15 November , 2018 Share Posted 15 November , 2018 It was great if you managed to get there? Living in Ripon and half knowing the people involved in it I got to see it a number of times. Couple of photos from Wednesday night from it’s closing ceremony... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 16 November , 2018 Share Posted 16 November , 2018 I was in Ripon in July. A lovely cathedral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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