Ile de Vassivière

Vassivière is a very large, nearby lake. The island in its middle houses an excellent contemporary arts centre and sculpture park. Here are some examples, which are posted not for photographic merit but to give a flavour of the place to anyone who might find it interesting:

Poor photo but just to give a bit of scenic context to the place:




Contemporary Lighthouse by Aldo Rossi:




And inside 1:




2:




From the top:




Can't remember the details on this thing:




Andy Goldsworthy, Untitled.




And there's a lot more. The Goldsworthy, in particular, I think is fantastic. The water was too choppy to make out properly but the beautifully built drystone wall spirals around just under the waterline. It's a very tricky one to photograph as it's on the northern shore and requires some clambering too. I'll go back early on a still day to try to do it a bit more justice, along with the other stuff.

And again for the staircase spiral, although I do also like the sculptured metal against the sky.

Nice set Dr O, good BW conversions (like the funky lighthouse!). Fascinating stone thing in the last photo. If it was in the sea I'd have guessed it was a primitive tidal fish trap!