On Sunday I packed my Camera and headed off into the Galloway Forest Park determind to Track down and Bag my First two Rosnes Benches 
The Rosnes Bench was an idea developed for the vast and diverse landscape of Dumfries and Galloway by Scottish artists Dalziel + Scullion. To really experience the Rosnes Benches Project you have to get out and about into nature but now we can let benches slow us down, create stillness, change our viewpoint and help us to remain in the moment and absorb the wonders of D&G . ‘ Wide Open’ commissioned Dalziel+Scullion to create Rosnes Bench for the Biosphere/Dark Skies Park. The focus of this project is to reconnect people to the environment and to the ecology of place.
Rather than propose an artwork that is designed to be iconic in scale and be about the physicality of the artwork itself, the philosophy of this project dictates that the artworks focuses attention on the landscape that hosts the work. The artists want to make a series of works that assist people to slow down and tune into their surrounding to have fun and be part of the art itself !
I can not wait to get out there again soon , and start bagging a few more of these fantastic Little bits of Art that we are very lucky to have in our Wonderful wee corner of Scotland !
If you want to start Bagging some of these wonderful Sculptured Benches for yourself click this link for the full list of locations and maps and directions http://www.rosnesbench.com/location.html
For More info about the Galloway Forest park Click this link http://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/forest-parks/galloway-forest-park
Pictures by R.B Photography
