La Piedra

The pylon piece called ‘La Piedra’ is based on the story of St James and his body that was laid to rest on a stone that bent into his form and moved with the wind. The Pylon structure is something I’ve worked with before referencing the poems of Steven Spender and Stanley Snaith as a trekking spirit across the land. It physically supports the myths and legends that surround St James and lifts the man-made stone sculpture into the air so that it can spin in the wind and point the way of the pilgrims. Polychromatic construction foam, gold leaf, and metal pylon.