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Elephant statues made from rammed earth 65cm high 2014-15 Dominic Snow was a pioneer in developing rammed earth as a sculpture medium.

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These were produced with the idea of demonstrating that rammed earth can be used to create sculptural forms with the idea of producing a very large rammed earth sculpture or even building, shaped like a stylised elephant but made of rammed earth. Rammed earth is one of the most ancient construction techniques and was widely used in Spain under the Moors to build their castles and in China for sections of the Great Wall of China. It has outstanding environmental credentials as a building material. With the consulting expertise of Expedition, the engineering company responsible for the Millennium Bridge in London and the London Cable Car it was proposed to the re-developers of the Elephant and Castle to have a giant elephant as a central point with a visitor centre on top in the `castle` part. It would be have been made of all the spoil from the main construction sites. Unfortunately the developers decided against having a large elephant at the Elephant and Castle so the project paused there. In the meantime a bunch of these elephants were made out of earth mixed with the varying colours of London clays and a few added earth pigments. I can take commissions for 65cm high rammed earth elephants. I would be happy to consider making a smaller scaled up rammed earth elephant about 2-3 metres high if anyone were to commission one for public open spaces.
Dimensions
20cm
x 14cm
x 65cm
length
x width
x height
Year
2014

Rammed Earth Elephants (Natural Primitive sculptures)

by Elephantman Elephantman

20cm
x 14cm
x 65cm
length
x width
x height
Price

£3,333

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