Nest Hotel (2008)
Christian Bernard Singer
Nest Hotel, 2008
Straw, hay, cane, pine needles, seeds and metal
8.5' x 40" x 16"
Kiwi Garden Sculpture Project
Nest Hotel, 2008
Straw, hay, cane, pine needles, seeds and metal
8.5' x 40" x 16"
Kiwi Garden Sculpture Project
Christian Bernard Singer
Nest Hotel (detail), 2008
Straw, hay, cane, pine needles, seeds and metal
8.5' x 40" x 16"
Kiwi Garden Sculpture Project
Nest Hotel (detail), 2008
Straw, hay, cane, pine needles, seeds and metal
8.5' x 40" x 16"
Kiwi Garden Sculpture Project
Christian Bernard Singer
Nest Hotel, 2008
Straw, hay, cane, pine needles, seeds and metal
8.5' x 40" x 16"
Kiwi Garden Sculpture Project
Nest Hotel, 2008
Straw, hay, cane, pine needles, seeds and metal
8.5' x 40" x 16"
Kiwi Garden Sculpture Project
Christian Bernard Singer
Nest Hotel (after), 2008
Straw, hay, cane, pine needles, seeds and metal
8.5' x 40" x 16"
Kiwi Garden Sculpture Project
Nest Hotel (after), 2008
Straw, hay, cane, pine needles, seeds and metal
8.5' x 40" x 16"
Kiwi Garden Sculpture Project
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Nest Hotel, 2008
Installation created for the Kiwi Sculpture Garden Project, curated by Mary Sue Rankin (Edward Day Gallery).
Kiwi Sculpture Garden Project Collection, Perth, ON.
Note: Last image was taken at the end of the summer after occupation by forest creatures (mostly chipmunks and birds).