Shigeo Toya 1995

 

“Pain accompanies anger. The Thunder-god in pain makes a wry face. Pain is transmitted to the tree in a fusion with the thunder-god. The allegorical tree is full of death and yet beautiful. The tree that is handed down in stories. A signpost that leads to the other end of the door.”

Now less tall than it once was as a section has tumbled from the top. Perhaps the God of Thunder attracted lightning.

Other works by Shigeo Toya at Grizedale include The Underground Tree (1997)

God of Thunder. Photo March 2014
God of Thunder. Photo March 2014
God of Thunder. Photo March 2014