The Kiss Rodin's famous sculpture, the Kiss, spent many years stored forgotten in a Lewes stable before being rediscovered and moved to the Tate Gallery. In 2000 the Tate lent the Kiss back to Lewes for the Rodin 2000 exhibition. It was displayed in the Town Hall together with other pieces lent by the Musée Rodin and the Tate. Kiss is a modern response to this initiative. |
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intended to be first shown in the Gun Garden of Lewes
castle. It is built to a scale that can hold its own in
that environment. The figures have a medieval feel,
inspired partly by the town of Lewes itself and perhaps
also by the most significant thing to have happened in
its long history, the Battle of Lewes in 1264. The gap
between them is very important - they do not touch, they
do not embrace, but great intimacy is suggested by the
echo of the facing sides which also reflect each other. It is about 4 metres high, bu ilt of 10mm-plate steel, welded in the main on the inside to leave sharp clean lines. The outside surfaces have a rusted effect but the insides are of a polished dully reflective finish. The construction was undertaken in collaboration with Paul Myles of Lewes in the workshops of Graham Wood Structural Ltd of Lancing, working to exact drawings taken from maquettes. Since then this 'Kiss' has been shown in the gardens of the Château-Musée de Dieppe and at the Château de Bosmelet in Normandy, France, where it currently resides. Dimensions L2700mm H3600mm W914mm |
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