Public art & sculpture · Central Scotland
Piss Flowers
In or near Kirknewton.
Piss Flowers — a public art in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kirknewton · 2.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Piss Flowers is a public art located in scotland-central, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Piss Flowers is an artwork created by British artist, Helen Chadwick between 1991 and 1992. It is a group of twelve sculptures that Chadwick created during a residency at the Banff Centre for the arts in Alberta, Canada, in February 1991. It was part of Chadwick's solo exhibition 'Effluvia', displayed on top of green astroturf, at the Serpentine Gallery, London, in the summer of 1994.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
While staying in Canada, Chadwick and her partner, David Notarius, set off to different locations and made a mound of snow and placed a large flower shaped cutter over it. Chadwick and Notarius then took turns urinating in the snow. The cavities created by the urine were then filled with plaster and were shipped back to the UK where they were grafted on to hyacinth bulb-shaped pedestals and cast in bronze, enamelled white, and inverted. Initially, Chadwick had planned to take photographs of pitted snow, making light drawings of the alpine microcosm, but later realised that this would only be visible if it was cast and made into a sculpture. Chadwick described the work as a "metaphysical…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.9068, -3.4245
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH27 8BB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh West
- Nearest railway station
- Kirknewton — 2.1 km
- Official site
- www.jupiterartland.org
Sources
- osm: node/12558477652 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Piss Flowers (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Piss Flowers?
- Piss Flowers is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH27 8BB).
- What is Piss Flowers?
- Piss Flowers — a public art in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Piss Flowers?
- The nearest railway station is Kirknewton, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode EH27 8BB.
- Is Piss Flowers free to visit?
- Yes, Piss Flowers is free to enter.
- How do I get to Piss Flowers?
- The nearest railway station is Kirknewton, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH27 8BB.