Following on from yesterday’s post about ‘Art is the thing nobody asked you to do’, I want to share The Driftwood Horse with you.
We live near a school in North London that has a mysterious sculpture of a horse on top of the roof of one of its buildings. It is made entirely of driftwood, is life-sized, and has captured mid-gallop.
There are grass, plants, and weeds also growing on the roof. During the spring, the foliage grows, surrounds the horse, and completely hides it from view. Then during the summer break, a gardener comes along and cuts back all the growth, once again revealing The Driftwood Horse.
The odd thing is the sculpture is difficult to see from the road. It’s like it’s deliberately hidden, or placed in just the right place for second and third floor classrooms to gaze down on it.
Although nobody asked for it, I’m glad it’s there.
