Guardian
Guardian
A sentinel carved from dense, unknowing heartwood — its base an old South Downs gatepost that once marked the boundary between fields. Fence staple holes pit its face; buckshot is still lodged in its side. It has stood watch before, and it does so again
Top: Unknown, possibly beech heartwood. Dense and heavy
Base: Oak fence post weathered and hardened over decades in the South Downs, southern England. Shaped by wind, rain, earth and time
Height: 65 cm
Weight: 4.362 kg