Ursula von Rydingsvard’s large-scale cedar sculpture, "Wide Babelki Bowl," was just installed on the Dartmouth campus near Rollins Chapel. It’s a behemoth that seems to both command the lawn it sits on while nestling comfortably as though it has been there forever. Any sculpture that causes me to walk around it a few times to view it from all angles has my devotion. My sole complaint is that looking down into the bowl will be a pleasure reserved only for the very tall.
Ursula von Rydingsvard is one of my very favorite sculptors. I first "discovered" her at Storm King and it was a revelation. Still is. I am so glad that one of her works is now close by.
Ursula von Rydingsvard is one of my very favorite sculptors. I first "discovered" her at Storm King and it was a revelation. Still is. I am so glad that one of her works is now close by.