Kerdroya: the Cornish landscape labyrinth
Photo by Gemma Wearing
Kerdroya: The Cornish Landscape Labyrinth is taking shape! It's a pleasure to be working as Communications Manager for Golden Tree Productions, as they create the world’s largest classical labyrinth – built to last 4,000 years. A permanent, living monument to our world-class landscape, located by Colliford Lake on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall.
Built of traditional Cornish hedging with a 56m diameter, Kerdroya the Cornish Landscape Labyrinth is a major new piece of public land art built on a disused carpark site in the middle of Bodmin Moor. Visitors will have a fully immersive experience as they walk a single, meandering path through stretches of artisan stonework celebrating the aesthetics of distinct hedging styles celebrating all 12 sections of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in their 60th anniversary year.
At the heart of the labyrinth a 10m circular space opens out to breath-taking views across the moorland and lake. Here will sit a newly commissioned art installation, funded by an Art Council England National Lottery Project Grant. Local father and son duo, the Thrussells won the commission to create an artwork that deepens and augments the response to the Cornish landscape, completing the experience.
As part of this major new piece of public art there are exciting opportunities for businesses, brands and the public to get involved with, and to be part of something that will last for generations. £220 is the cost for the Hedge Pledge where supporters can choose their very own stretch of the labyrinth’s hedge, and there are significant sponsor packages too. This is a permanent, living art instillation that is available for all to be part of in some way.
“Not only can you be part of the largest classical labyrinth in the world, you will be part of a project that will support tens of thousands of species of insects and pollinators, plus 600 types of flowering plants –it’s a deep investment in Cornwall’s future! Y’gan keow y hwhelir anethow! (Cornish hedges are one of our great-unsung wonders!)”
Will Coleman, Creative Director at Golden Tree Productions