THE THORNFLOWER sculpture
Charlotte Mayer's beautiful and thought-provoking bronze and steel sculpture 'The Thornflower', which grew out of her reflections on the death of her grandmother in Treblinka and 'man's inhumanity to man at other times', is now on display in the Morning Chapel at Salisbury Cathedral for six months, a period which includes both Remembrance-tide and Holocaust Memorial Day. Six further bronzes and one stainless steel sculpture by Charlotte Mayer are also exhibited until Thursday 19 November. Inspired by the moon and natural forms they reflect Charlotte’s preoccupation with unity, harmony and duality, which is also expressed in The Thornflower. The Thornflower takes the form of three petal-like diametrically-opposite configurations, created from the shapes of crescent moons and held high by five stems of brutal thorns set into a circular bronze base. The sculpture is full of contrasts being both soft and fluid, rigid and sharp, rounded and straight, while the warm and rich golden flowers contrast with the cold dark grey of the steel thorns.

Salisbury Cathedral
The Close
Salisbury
SP1 2EJ
Tel: +44 (0)1722 555 120



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Opening Times and Conditions
21 Oct 2009 To 10 Apr 2010

Monday to Saturday 9.00am - 5.00pm and Sundays 12.30pm - 2.30pm in the Morning Chapel

Admission Charges
Admission free.

Booking Information
Further information: www.salisburycathedral.org.uk


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