{"id":384626,"date":"2025-08-30T08:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T08:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/384626\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T08:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T08:04:09","slug":"inverness-botanic-gardens-opens-new-nature-inspired-sculpture-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/384626\/","title":{"rendered":"Inverness Botanic Gardens opens new nature-inspired sculpture exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new exhibition has opened at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inverness-courier.co.uk\/news\/hundreds-of-young-people-in-highlands-exhibit-works-of-art-t-377440\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inverness Botanic Gardens<\/a>, showcasing sculptures made entirely from natural materials found either onsite or in the artist\u2019s home region of Assynt.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 2794 3773\" alt=\"One of the sculptures on display.\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"C0SIRERHSSKR8KKGZKX2.jpg\" data-ar=\"0.74\"\/>One of the sculptures on display.<\/p>\n<p>Titled \u2018Out of the Ground\u2019, the show by sculptor Nigel Goldie runs until the end of September. The works, ranging from powerful outdoor installations to delicate indoor pieces, invite visitors to reconsider nature, form, and human relationships through abstract design.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 4000 3000\" alt=\"One of the sculptures on display.\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"YIFGQX3X05WP6HNGJLXB.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.33\"\/>One of the sculptures on display.<\/p>\n<p>With a background in academia and social research, Goldie\u2019s work often reflects themes of exclusion, power, and harmony. He has previously exhibited across the Highlands, including at the Isle Martin Seaweed Festival and Lochinver.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 2170 2115\" alt=\"One of the sculptures on display.\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"92G1546PZIEWM8RTIQQT.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.03\"\/>One of the sculptures on display.<\/p>\n<p>This is Goldie\u2019s first exhibition at the Botanic Gardens \u2014 a fitting setting for an artist so closely connected to the natural world.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 4000 3000\" alt=\"One of the sculptures on display.\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"9X1HDR07AXLCR6PXMT0I.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.33\"\/>One of the sculptures on display.    Do you want to respond to this article? 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