2021: A Building Might Dream
A Building Might Dream… and if it did, how would that look? Who would inhabit those dreams?
Follies allowed engineers to be whimsical, and amateurs to be architects. Freed from the constraints of function, a folly could express the idiosyncrasies of its builder, signify status or fashion. In follies dwelt unconventional beings, home to sprites and fairies, temples to exotic gods, offices to hermits.
In the summer of 2021 visitors will be able to explore a trail of contemporary follies at Borders Sculpture Park, and participate in a program of events, both in the park and around the wider countryside.
2019: House of the Indifferent Fanatic
Henry Krokatsis created a gravity-defying structure, suspended in mid-air by opposing forces.
In the courtyard we displayed The Blanket by David Murphy, an inspiring meditation on the warp and weft of textile weave.
2018: The Messenger
The Messenger, by Hilary Jack, was a series of four site-referential works in the landscape, made in response to the rich history of Mellerstain House and the fascinating characters who lived here.
2017: XXX
For Borders Sculpture Park’s inaugural exhibition, Steve Messam’s fascinating inflatable installations transformed the surrounding landscape and buildings.