Visiting a hole in the ground
We made a special trip to the woods between Ashford and Faversham in order to see Jem Finer’s Score for a hole in the ground installation.
It’s located deep in King’s Wood (map), and is one of many artistic works there managed by Stour Valley Arts.
I was a little bit disappointed when we finally arrived, muddy and sweaty, at the site of the huge metal trumpet that pokes out of the ground. There was no sound coming from it at all. The lower section of the tube was covered in graffiti. It felt like a bit of a let-down.
It was also hard to find. King’s Wood is fantastic, but it’s huge. A few more signs pointing the way to the installations, and more importantly back to the car park again, would be a very welcome addition. If it was just me getting lost in the woods it wouldn’t be a problem - but I had a tired and hungry four-year-old with me, who couldn’t really take on the fact that daddy was confident of getting back to the car eventually, but couldn’t say precisely when that would be, nor if it would be around the next bend or not.
I’d go back though; armed with a larger picnic, more time, and perhaps no children. And I’d remember to take a photo of the map of the woods that you encounter shortly after leaving the car park. Might come in handy.
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