'over the horizon'


Artists David Harbott, Anna Keleher and Kate Paxman are exploring the Berry Head National Nature Reserve which lies on the urban fringes of Brixham in Devon. Berry Head is a 400 million year old limestone promontary and is a designated SSSI for its nationally rare plants, its colony of horseshoe bats, the largest colony of guillemots on the South Coast and its geology. It houses the remains of 2 Napoleonic Forts which are scheduled monuments, and a vast, abandoned quarry which dates back over 300 years.
'over the horizon' is a Smooth Space project in partnership with the Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust with support from the English Riviera Global Geopark

Saturday, 26 May 2012

Navigating Berry Head


a cow's horns are carved with her name
a beautiful sister loses her way
a man dreams his way out of prison
a map is torn in two and lovers part
a glass eye rolls under a blackberry bush
a swan crash lands and breaks a leg
an episode of history ends
a bloody nose beetle rests under a stone
a moment is recalled
a baby otter is found wandering aloft
a battle is postponed
a greasy ball of butter is rolled in tiny palms
a excise man sheds his heavy coat
a school boy crumples a note and throws it over the edge
a piano master buries his much loved pet
a very big pasty is shared by 16 friends
a commemorative flag is folded and put in a locked box
a can of milk attracts flies
a decoy is set up to attract newcomers

Text by Anna at the Navigational aid on Berry Head.



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