22 March, 2004

The Manor House Museum in Bury St Edmunds will be featuring some unusual sculptures made from recycled metal as part of an exhibition being launched in the museum’s herb garden on Wednesday 28 April 2004.

The ‘Rural Sculptures’ exhibition features a number of abstract and figurative works created by artist Eve Corder. The unique sculptures have been composed by welding together soft steel from previously used agricultural tools and commercial off-cuts. Since their introduction to the herb garden, the sculptures have proved to be increasingly popular with visitors of the feathered kind, often using them to perch on during their travels in and out of the garden.

Eve was artist in residence at Denny Abbey in the year 2000 and during this time created a permanent piece of work known as ‘Agricola 2000’ which can be seen in the grounds.  Another of her works is an eight foot high Double Helix for the CapitalSciencePark at Fulbourn.

Eve has also had a number of her sculptors exhibited in Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Ipswich, Haddenham, Cottenham, Wyken Hall in Suffolk and with the Cambridge Drawing Society

The Rural Sculptures exhibition will run from Wednesday 28 April until Sunday 27 June and costs £2.50 for adults and £2.00 for concessions. Free entry for St Edmundsbury borough residents.

For more information please contact the ManorHouseMuseum on 01284 757076/74. The museum is open Wednesday to Sunday 11am-4pm. Examples of Eve Corder’s work can be seen by visiting www.eveart.co.uk.

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