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Willow Man is a large outdoor sculpture by Serena de la Hey. It is in a field to the west of the M5 motorway, near Bridgwater in Somerset, South West England, near to the Bristol to Exeter railway line and south of junction 23 of the motorway. It stands 40 feet (12 m), with a 16-foot (5 m) arm span, and is made of black maul willow withies woven over a 3-tonne steel frame. In 2018, an appeal to raise funds for the repair of the structure failed to meet its target. By 2021, the structure had further deteriorated with the head and arms having lost form.

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  • Willow Man is a large outdoor sculpture by Serena de la Hey. It is in a field to the west of the M5 motorway, near Bridgwater in Somerset, South West England, near to the Bristol to Exeter railway line and south of junction 23 of the motorway. It stands 40 feet (12 m), with a 16-foot (5 m) arm span, and is made of black maul willow withies woven over a 3-tonne steel frame. Willow Man was commissioned by South West Arts, for the Year of the Artist, and the Moate family the land owner. The sculpture was unveiled in September 2000.It marks the millennium and celebrates the role of willow in the ecology and craft tradition of the Somerset Levels. The first sculpture was burnt down in an arson attack on 8 May 2001.The sculpture was rebuilt by the same artist in October 2001,and a 130-foot (40 m) circular moat was excavated around it as a precaution against further attacks. A notable landmark, it can be described as a somehow permanent Wicker man sculpture. The sculpture is popularly known as Withy Man, or Angel of the South in reference to Antony Gormley's sculpture Angel of the North. The name Angel of the South is now commonly used also as the unofficial title for a proposed colossal sculpture in Ebbsfleet. In September 2006, Willow Man received "a £20,000 hair cut".The sculptor Serena de la Hey said that she thought many local birds had been using the material for their nests. When the artist saw her sculpture she was "shocked to see the wear and tear". In 2018, an appeal to raise funds for the repair of the structure failed to meet its target. By 2021, the structure had further deteriorated with the head and arms having lost form. (en)
  • «Ивовый человек» (англ. Willow Man) — большая скульптура под открытым небом авторства , расположенная около развязки 23 автотрассы M5 рядом с городом Бриджуотер в графстве Сомерсет (Юго-Западная Англия). Высота скульптуры — 12 метров. Выполнена она из ивовых прутьев, закреплённых на металлическом каркасе. «Ивовый человек» был изготовлен по заказу организации и приурочен к . Открытие состоялось в сентябре 2000 года. Скульптура символизирует тысячелетие и раскрывает роль ивы в экологии и ремесленных традициях Сомерсетских равнин (Somerset Levels). Первая версия скульптуры была сожжена в результате поджога 8 мая 2001 года. «Ивовый человек» был восстановлен тем же автором к октябрю 2001 года и окружён рвом для защиты от возможных актов вандализма. Также скульптура известна под названиями «Человек из прутьев», или «Ангел Юга» (отсылка к статуе «Ангел Севера» Энтони Гормли), хотя в настоящее время «Ангелом Юга» чаще называют гигантскую скульптуру . Осенью 2006 года скульптура была отреставрирована, так как птицы использовали её в качестве источника материала для строительства гнёзд, и Серена де ла Хей, по её словам, была шокирована состоянием скульптуры. (ru)
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  • Large statue of a human figure with arms outstretched (en)
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  • Bridgwater, Somerset, England (en)
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  • Willow Man is a large outdoor sculpture by Serena de la Hey. It is in a field to the west of the M5 motorway, near Bridgwater in Somerset, South West England, near to the Bristol to Exeter railway line and south of junction 23 of the motorway. It stands 40 feet (12 m), with a 16-foot (5 m) arm span, and is made of black maul willow withies woven over a 3-tonne steel frame. In 2018, an appeal to raise funds for the repair of the structure failed to meet its target. By 2021, the structure had further deteriorated with the head and arms having lost form. (en)
  • «Ивовый человек» (англ. Willow Man) — большая скульптура под открытым небом авторства , расположенная около развязки 23 автотрассы M5 рядом с городом Бриджуотер в графстве Сомерсет (Юго-Западная Англия). Высота скульптуры — 12 метров. Выполнена она из ивовых прутьев, закреплённых на металлическом каркасе. Также скульптура известна под названиями «Человек из прутьев», или «Ангел Юга» (отсылка к статуе «Ангел Севера» Энтони Гормли), хотя в настоящее время «Ангелом Юга» чаще называют гигантскую скульптуру . (ru)
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