Barcode FB814

Meadow Arts commission, 2011

Cotton wrapped trees

Philippa Lawrence’s Barcode: FB814 uses the barcodes from wooden dowelling of the type sold in hardware shops and places the barcode formations on individual trees at High Vinnalls, part of Mortimer Forest in North Herefordshire.

Lawrence refers to how the individuality of each tree contrasts sharply with the uniformity of the commodity that it becomes, the dowelling, and invites the viewer to think about their own relationship with the landscape and the environment.

Recent events have shown how highly people regard Britain’s woodland and forest heritage; after a huge public outcry, the government abandoned its plans to sell off woodland and forests to private organisations.

 

About the artist

Philippa Lawrence

Philippa Lawrence exhibited in Tell it to the Trees, Croft Castle, 2009, commissioned by Meadow Arts.

Image: Philippa Lawrence, Bound, installation view, Tell it to the Trees, Croft Castle, 2009. Image courtesy of Meadow Arts. Photographer, Stefan Handy.