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REED CROSSING

By  Mick Petts 2012

Mick Petts

Dimensions
1M x 1M x 26M

Private commission to create a new route across a reed bed, based on the Neolithic 'Sweet Track' in Somerset - Britain's oldest constructed pathway. The oak boards were given a 'water texture' to improve the foot-hold on this long balancing act.

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OPENING LEAF

Ammonite Pools, Cotswold Water Park

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