What an amazing place: Coldstones Cut
Had an amazing day at Coldstones Cut, North Yorkshire. Created by the artist Andrew Sabin, The Coldstones
Cut is Yorkshire's
latest visitor attraction. A massive construction which visitors can
freely walk through and explore, the sculpture overlooks the huge
working Coldstones Quarry and offers spectacular views over the scenery
of Nidderdale in the Yorkshire Dales.
Andrew Sabin studied at Chelsea College of Art between 1979 and 1983. He
taught there as a part-time lecturer and later as a 0.5 Senior Lecturer
between 1987 and 2005. Between graduation in 1983 and 1990 he practised
as a highly experimental object maker. Between 1990 and 1997 he made
three major installations first at The Chisenhale Gallery, then 'The Sea
of Sun' for The Henry Moore Institute and finally 'The Open Sea' at The
Henry Moore Studio in Halifax. In 1998 he began to concentrate his
energies on applying his understanding of the potenetial sculpture has
in the public realm in a series of projects culminating in 'The
Coldstones Cut', which won the Marsh Award for Public Sculpture in 2011.
This place has been open since 2010 - and I only found out about it this week. Here's some pictures: