The annular forests
Andy Hazell Wales

Andy Hazell proposes to leave a lasting idiosyncratic reminder on the land by planting five rings of conifers in upland Wales. The five Olympic rings correspond to each of the continents, in the same way the annular forests would be planted with distinct species from each continent – incredible cypresses with pale blue needles and Japanese spruce with bright red bark. Each forest ring would enclose a circular meadow of sculpted banked earthworks, each ring seeded with wild flowers looking from above like a pebble dropped in a pool. At the centre of each of the meadows will be an architectural folly constructed upon a 20 foot shipping container. Cut into the steel walls will be ‘peepholes’, viewing slots illuminated by LEDs, powered by a solar panel. Behind each peephole will be views of the wonders of the world both natural and created.

About the artist

Andy Hazell