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 Mosaic Mackerel is an outdoor sculpture of a
fifteen foot mackerel made by Rosalind Waites in 1996 as part of a
year long celebration of the work of William MacGillivray, a famous
and much respected naturalist who was brought up on the Isle of
Harris. The sculpture was constructed from locally found materials
on the shore at Lochmaddy such as quartz, basalt rock, mussel
shells and worn down coloured glass. The sculpture reflects
the importance of mackerel, and fish in general, to the economy and
heritage of the area and is located on the shore by Taigh
Chearsabhagh Museum and Art Centre at Lochmaddy.
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 High Tide, Low Tide The sculpture is called
High Tide Low Tide to reflect its intertidal position and is
situated on the shoreline behind Taigh Chearsabhagh. The structure
was constructed with a steel frame and concrete and the dome form is
covered in particles of glass, which reflect the sunlight and
resembles salt crystals. The hollow interior of the sculpture is
filled with salt, and at high tides the sea slowly draws the salt
from a small opening. Christine Boshier spent a month at Taigh
Chearsabhagh and received a lot of help from the pupils at Lochmaddy
School in the design of this sculpture.
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 Hut of the Shadow is a grass-roofed stone
tumulus designed by Chris Drury. It has a curved passageway leading
into a small chamber which, by means of a lens and three mirrors
built into a wall, projects onto the opposite wall the landscape
around it. It is located at Sponish, 20 minutes walk north of
Lochmaddy. Go past Youth Hostel, past Outdoor Activity Centre, over
footbridge, from which you'll see the work on the first headland.
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Sanctuary was designed by Roddy Mathieson
and relates to elements within the landscape at Locheport. The
bronze sculpture echoes the flight of swans which gather regularly
on the surrounding lochs and the shape of boat ribs can also be
seen. The sculpture is located at Locheport, a crofting
settlement along the southern shore of Loch Euphort, 5½ miles (9 km)
southwest of Lochmaddy.
Reflections This sweeping ceramic
tiled seat by Dingwall artist Colin Mackenzie is wrapped around
natural rock outcrops and echoes the shapes and colours of its
surroundings. Gentle ripples on the sand at low-tide are mimicked on
its surface and the concrete structure is covered in specially made
tiles, glazed to reflect the surrounding colours; aqua with splashes
of greys and greens reflects the sand, water and rocks. Reflections
is located at Claddach Baleshare and marks the old crossing place to
Baleshare before the causeway was built.
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 Stones Swim to Islands designed by Ian
Stephen is located within the grounds of Balivanich School on
Benbecula so please contact the school to obtain permission to view
the sculpture Tel: 01870 602461. It was inspired by the story of St Torran and his landing on Benbecula by curragh, the sculpture also
remembers an old Danish Fishing Boat "Fear Not". The local school
children helped collect the stones for the artwork and an ongoing
project was devised where the pupils will continue to collect stones
and record their findings in a special log book.
The Listening Place at South
Lochboisdale on South Uist was designed by
 the late
Valerie Pragnell, renowned artist, sculptor and basket
maker. It consists of a series of seats cast from an
original tractor seat belonging to a local crofter.
These are set into a curved wall that incorporates
bronze casts of poems by local bards Donald MacDonald
from South Lochboisdale and Donald J MacDonald from
Peninerine. The poems are in Gaelic with translations in
English. The sculpture invites the visitor to sit and
contemplate in this remote and beautiful position.
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