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Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925–2006)
One-room installation, Sailing Dinghy, 1996, comprising sailing boat, poem and wall texts.
Ian Hamilton Finlay combined his love of nature, his garden and the sea with his love of literature and the potency of words. In the 1960s he was widely known as one of Britain’s foremost concrete poets, but went on to extend his ideas beyond the printed page to become objects in the world. His work, often collaborative and in a wide variety of materials including stone carvings, constructions and neon lighting, is a unique blend of art and poetry. The room installation Sailing Dinghy encapsulates the artist’s passion and affection for ships and the sea. It consists of a boat used by Hamilton Finlay himself, accompanied by a poem which evokes its movement. Much of his early poetry concerns sailing and fishing boats.
Sailing Dinghy 1996
Boat, poem and wall texts
Boat: 5180 x 4190 mm
Overall display dimensions variable
Photo courtesy Anthony d'Offay Ltd
© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
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