Birch

Jesmonite, brass

1800mm x 2700mm x 420mm

Berkshire

5 x cast jesmonite birch leaf benches with 13x unque hand sculpted solid brass insects and painted brass leaf veins. These large benches encourage sociability, interaction and play and form a tactile insect trail across the development especially designed for those with visual impairments. 

Clients: BF Regeneration, Legal & General Property and Schroder UK

Team: Artscape Management, setWorks, Josh Mowll

Research: Museum of English Rural Life, Berkshire Record Office, The Garden Museum, Imperial College, Richard Mabey, Flora Locale, National Wildflower Centre, Berkshire Archaeology, Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre, Bracknell Society, Reading Museum

Part of the artists's NATURA series of nature inspired commissions for the £240 million town centre redevelopment 'The Lexicon' across 580,000 sq ft.

(Video credit: Natalie Hayes)