Cragside: Elaborations
Cragside was the revolutionary home of Lord Armstrong, Victorian inventor and landscape genius. It is now the National Trusts flagship property in the North East, attracting over 160,000 visitors a year.
The Inside Out programme was commissioned for summer 2006 to provide an opportunity for visitors to have an alternative experience of Cragside while the house was closed for rewiring. Six artists were commissioned to create temporary works for sites across the gardens and estate.
Sited within the gardens Julia Barton's installations explore the Victorian's passion for collecting and displaying their objects and possessions. Plants originally sourced for Cragside in the 1800s by William and Margaret Armstong are displayed in plaster planters embellished with architectural details from the interior of the house.
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Image courtesy of John Williamson
Artist(s)
Julia Barton.
Client
National Trust
Location
Northumberland
Project Management
NewcastleGateshead Initiative
Completion Date
2006
