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A gate in the form of a moth. To the left of the gate is a panel containing local imagery, wildlife and everyday objects. To the right is another entranceway echoing the organic shape of a moth imago. Beneath are two silvered cages. The texts with the imago structure are from Kathleen Raine's poem 'The Healing Spring'. The peppered moth symbolises changes in the surrounding landscape.

Title

Imago

Date

1996

Medium

galvanised steel

Measurements

H 300 x W 840 x D (?) cm

Accession number

NE12_SD_S007

Acquisition method

funded by Sustrans

Work type

Gateway

Owner

Sustrans

Custodian

Sustrans

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

17th December 1996

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on entrance way: Patiently the earth's wounds close / The womb heals of its sons / As bark over a torn branch grows / Me / Mine / Magic / Mirage / Imago / I'm / I am / I age / Image / Imago

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