‘blue moon on a platter’ by bruce munro at waddesdon manor in the UKimage © bruce munro 2012photo by mark pickthall

 

 

british artist bruce munro has conceived two large-scale installations for waddesdon manor, buckinghamshire, england – embroidering the undulating landscape with thousands of glistening CDs. the first piece is entitled ‘blue moon on a platter’ – coating the the banks of the waddesdon garden ampitheatre with a polychromatic luminescence – measuring 28 metres across. positioned in the centre of the artwork is a 1.5m ‘moon’, made up of coiled optic fibres from which the CDs radiate – luminous from the blue orb kept alight by a metal halide projector.

 

the second installation is called ‘angel of light’,  a carpet of 50,000 CDs glimmering across the front lawn in a perfect curve – referencing a halo effect. both works are on show now through the christmas season until january 1st, 2013.

 

 

bruce munro at waddesdon manorthe blue orb is kept alight by a metal halide projectorimage © bruce munro 2012photo by mark pickthall

 

 

bruce munro at waddesdon manorpositioned in the centre of the artwork is a 1.5m ‘moon’, made up of coiled optic fibresimage © bruce munro 2012photo by mark pickthall

 

 

bruce munro at waddesdon manorimage © bruce munro 2012photo by mark pickthall

 

 

bruce munro at waddesdon manorimage © bruce munro 2012photo by mark pickthall

 

 

 

bruce munro at waddesdon manor‘angel of light’ in the front lawn of waddesdon gardensimage © bruce munro 2012photo by mark pickthall

 

 

bruce munro at waddesdon manorthe installation is made up of 50,000 CDsimage © bruce munro 2012photo by mark pickthall

 

 

bruce munro at waddesdon manorimage © bruce munro 2012photo by mark pickthall

 

 

a timelapse video of ‘blue moon on a platter’video courtesy waddesdon gardens