Manipulation
Sculpture "Manipulation" by Tony Cragg. From the guide booklet: "The mighty bronze sculpture Manipulation from 2008 stands out against Cragg's later works. Resembling hands that have become an autonomous creature, writhing free from their original form - out of defiance, lack, inner chaos. The fingers are splayed like wills. Each joint pulling in different directions, as though trying to break free from the grip they should hold. At close range, signs appear from the metal: Greek and Latin letters, trapped but impatient, pushing from within and out through the bronze surface. The core is charged - with a calm, indefatigable power, ready to burst, ready to be free."
In summer 2026, a generous selection of eleven sculptures by the British/German artist Tony Cragg can be seen at Pilane Sculpture Park. The rich and unpredictable quality of Tony Cragg's aesthetic ideas is as astounding as the diversity of nature itself. And nature has been a constant source of inspiration for Cragg, who as a boy spend memorable years on his grandfather's farm in southern England. The organic and the geometrical merge seamlessly in his evocative works.
When the British newspaper The Guardian appointed "10 of the best scupture parks in Europe", Pilane was one of them.
www.pilane.com/en/index.php (website also in English)
Manipulation
Sculpture "Manipulation" by Tony Cragg. From the guide booklet: "The mighty bronze sculpture Manipulation from 2008 stands out against Cragg's later works. Resembling hands that have become an autonomous creature, writhing free from their original form - out of defiance, lack, inner chaos. The fingers are splayed like wills. Each joint pulling in different directions, as though trying to break free from the grip they should hold. At close range, signs appear from the metal: Greek and Latin letters, trapped but impatient, pushing from within and out through the bronze surface. The core is charged - with a calm, indefatigable power, ready to burst, ready to be free."
In summer 2026, a generous selection of eleven sculptures by the British/German artist Tony Cragg can be seen at Pilane Sculpture Park. The rich and unpredictable quality of Tony Cragg's aesthetic ideas is as astounding as the diversity of nature itself. And nature has been a constant source of inspiration for Cragg, who as a boy spend memorable years on his grandfather's farm in southern England. The organic and the geometrical merge seamlessly in his evocative works.
When the British newspaper The Guardian appointed "10 of the best scupture parks in Europe", Pilane was one of them.
www.pilane.com/en/index.php (website also in English)