People have likened a new public art sculpture at a beaty spot to a poo. The periwinkle sculpture at Earnley Viewpoint at Medmerry Nature Reserve, near Chichester, is designed to imitate the tiny creature. It was created by local artists, Two Circles Design, and is made from Sussex willow.
The installation takes inspiration from the environment that surrounds it and features a cloud window silhouette of a marsh harrier, a bird of prey. A periwinkle is a type pf sea snail. It also reflects the site’s Bronze and Middle Age history, as periwinkles were found in the remains of an ancient medieval fish basket by archaeologists during the creation of the nature reserve.
But many people said the newly unveiled piece looks like the poo emoji and questioned how much it had cost. The sculpture is the work of Culture Spark, a creative partnership between Chichester District Council, Chichester Festival Theatre and Pallant House Gallery. Culture Spark received funding from the government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, this was administered by Chichester District Council.
When asked about the criticism, Two Circles Design replied by sending two new pictures of the sculpture. The periwinkle sculpture (Image: Two Circles Design) Readers were gobsmacked by the sight, with one reader saying “I think I might have trod in that this morning, I do apologise”. Another said the sculpture “looks like a pile of poo” and said it was a “waste of money”.
Michael Older said: “Good.
