Field by Richard Box - March 6th 2004
The atmosphere was informal and friendly. There was a caravan which I think was selling drinks, and Richard was very helpful in directing me to a parking place only a short walk away, and welcoming when we arrived.
Mike commented that it was "cool", and it was indeed more spectacular than I expected, and quite fun to move around and see the lights change. Yes, it was a bit geeky, but I'm very glad I made the trip!
In October 2004 Richard Box won a £20000 prize for this installation; detailed here on BBC News Online.
 View fullsize Approaching the site, and the range of low-profile pylons. |
 View fullsize The nearest pylon to the site, in all its glory! |
 View fullsize We arrived at sunset. Looking down towards the lights of Bristol. Glowing tubes are visible in the full-size image. |
 View fullsize The same photo, processed to show the tubes, lightly glowing. |
 View fullsize A closer look at the sunset, and the row of pylons. |
 View fullsize Looking up the hill away from the sunset. This photo is unprocessed and you can see the tubes start to take on an eerie glow. This is the best photo to see fullsize. |
 View fullsize Last view of the pylon as we left, to return by night. Richard Box, the artist, is in the group in the foreground. |
 View fullsize Returning an hour later, looking down towards Bristol (the same direction as the sunset previously). |
 View fullsize The glowing tubes. My camera is useless in the dark without flash, so I processed this photo to show the tubes more clearly. |
 View fullsize Mike plays with a tube. They changed how they glowed as you drew nearer and as you touched them they would light above your hand. With a stroke towards the bottom you could set the tube glowing when it had stopped. |
 View fullsize Overview of the site (again processed). The poles were about 5 feets apart, 22 rows by 22 columns. While we were there, unrestrained children broke four of them. |
 View fullsize A view using the flash this time. The full moon was brilliant, meaning we didn't need a torch to walk back to the car. |
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