The Seasons

‘Seasons’ was the chosen theme for this family of artworks within a new urban park called Cathedral Gardens, situated alongside Manchester Cathedral and the Urbis Museum in Manchester.

Working closely with Building Design Partnership, this project is a good example of how to successfully integrate art and design within the wider landscape, it was fully completed in late spring 2002

The water feature has three main areas: the Source Pool, the Rill and Finale Pool. Beginning in the source pool, six large bronze leaves representing Autumn, create a lively cascade of water, with low relief typography on the leaves depicting a poem by John Donne.

In the finale pool, stand four large bronze and timber posts, indicative of maritime groins. Between each of these posts undulating plumes of water create a dramatic curving wall. The four posts, ranging in height from 2m to 8m , are carved and modelled with low relief designs, each representing one of the four seasons.