Writer-in-Residence Commission
as part of Leysdown Rose-Tinted
Commissioned by FrancisKnight Consultancy
for Swale Borough Council and Kent County Council
September 2011 - March 2012
Resting points by Alun Heslop
Texts by Mark C. Hewitt
Text for two sculpted resting points, 'Raptor' and 'Edge', by artist, Alun Heslop, located on the Isle of Harty Trail, a cycle route through beautiful open countryside between Leysdown-on-Sea and the hamlet of Harty. Work began in 2011 and culminated in installation during March 2012.
The text carved on to the resting points on the Isle of Harty Trail is a short poem in three parts entitled The Harty Triptych.
Above: an early visualisation of the larger resting point by Alun Heslop
Edge: below left, a vertical in the workshop with carved text; below right, in place on the Isle of Sheppey
Raptor: the other sections of the poem on Alun Heslop's sculpted seat
