Dunollie Sculpture Garden

'Past Future'

 There are few places that own the copyright to Scottish history more than Dunollie Castle.

Sometimes, especially in the moody nights of winter, this history hangs, like a robe, heavy and uncanny around the castle. Again, at other times, perhaps when the bluebells flourish in spring, the grounds around the house are splendid beneath a brilliant mantle of light and life and nature.

It was on such a spring day this year that a group of artists met in the garden and decided to present their response to the surroundings.

The resulting artworks take inspiration from the elusive atmosphere of the place and “The Hidden Jewel”.

In the clearing in the wood, you will find sculptures that feature glass, willow, stone and string. The works neither question nor explain the resident history, but rather, quite simply, invite you to draw closer beneath the robe. Come into the shady place for a while and experience, deeper, our special Dunollie – wrapped in the past, present and future.

Exhibition held in July 2009.

Text by Clare McNiven.