Elements of nature set in stone

An innovative arts programme is set to make its mark in Sheffield, encouraging people to enjoy the superb outdoor spaces the city offers.

The six stone sculptures, which we have funded, will be installed at Norfolk Heritage Park in 2022.

Designed and sculpted by artist Howard Bowcott, 65 and from North Wales, the stonework will help transform green open space adjacent to SHC's Cutler's View, Bluestones and East Hill Gardens housing developments in the Norfolk Park neighbourhood

The pillars are inspired by the shapes and structures of leaves, encouraging the viewer to look at the details of nature all around them. They explore the relationship between the built form of the urban environment and the organic natural world.