I designed the FERN SCULPTURE in July 2022, in consultation with sculptor Simon Probyn, for my Tremlyn Garden project. It was inspired by the magical geometry of fractals found in living botanical structures, especially the unfurling fronds of a fern, and functions as both a decorative garden feature / contemporary artwork, celebrating the beauty of nature, and a wildlife microhabitat / insect hotel / bee hotel, which supports biodiversity. It is a modular design, consisting of scalable FROND modules (steel wrapped around bundles of bamboo poles), which can be installed individually or configured into groups of two or three.
Going forward, I envision the FERN SCULPTURE in the following three sizes:
SMALL, consisting of FRONDS that are 400 mm wide, 100 mm deep, and 900, 1000 and 1100 mm high;
MEDIUM, consisting of FRONDS 600 mm wide, 150 mm deep, and 1350, 1500 and 1650 mm high;
and LARGE, consisting of FRONDS 800 mm wide, 200 mm deep, and 1800, 2000 and 2200 mm high.