tour 1 of 9
An Africa garden
Africa Garden: The Sculptures
The sculptures included in this tour all
featured in the Africa Garden. This was created on the forecourt of
the British Museum by Ground Force, the BBC's hugely
popular garden makeover show, during summer 2005. The garden formed
an inspiring part of the Africa 05 season and was designed as a
walk through the
continent.
The sculptures
that appeared in the garden were all made by contemporary African
artists. Sokari Douglas Camp's
Asoebi - five Nigerian
women made of brightly painted galvanised steel - formed a central
water feature. El Anatsui and Juginder Lamba's pieces
demonstrated the use of natural materials, in contrast with the
metal sculptures by Adam Madebe, Emmanuel Taiwo Jegede and Rachid
Koraïchi. The impressive sculpture of a baobab tree, designed by
David Davidson and created by Daniel and Petra Carstens, towered
over the garden.
Other
works by some of the sculptors listed above, as well as a diverse
range of African objects, some of which are made from plants, can
be found inside the Museum's
galleries.