Community
Barry has also been involved in community public art within various contexts. He has participated in international symposiums in Lithuania, Czech Republic, and New York, as well as numerous areas in Scotland. Here is where his passion lies - creating tactile and accessible art for communities to enjoy. An integral aspect of this is the benefit local residents gain by being directly involved in the process; from conceptualisation to installation. Barry believes this to be central in enhancing pride and connection among community members, thereby improving cohesion and placemaking efforts.
Memorial sculpture for Dr Graham
Barry was commissioned to design and sculpt a memorial for the much respected Dr Peter Graham to be installed in the grounds of the Health Centre in Tain, Highlands. The leaf represents the cycle of life as it falls from the tree, becomes part of the earth and ultimately nourishes again. Glass raindrops capture the light with the largest one containing a note with thoughts from Dr Graham's family, friends and colleagues. Carved from 2.5 tonnes of Tokovsky granite and then polished.
Prospect and Trust
Barry held workshops with young people from Larkfield, Greenock to help him come up with the concept for this sculpture. This was a very emotional experience and resulted in the idea for 'Prospect & Trust'. In years gone by Greenock had a thriving, world famous ship building industry that empowered young people with opportunities through apprenticeships. With the demise of this industry those 'Prospects' were gone and along with that any 'Trust' in the future. The sculpture carries those words on either side of the steel hulls - proudly forging forwards through the waves, whilst at the back can be seen the decaying ribs of past industry. Carved in sandstone, green oak and 20mm steel plate the sculpture is 14 metres long and 4 metres in height.
Pebble Mosaic
Barry worked with Milton Primary school pupils in order to come up with the concept for a new surround to be fitted around the centuries old Mercat Cross in the old part of Milton near Kildary in the Highlands.
Resilience
Barry produced this sculpture in the town of Vlasenice, Czech Republic during a symposium. Titled 'Resilience', the sculpture represents the strength of nature in overcoming hardships - it has the ability to carry aloft and displace man made structures. Carved from Czech granite and stands 4m high.
© 2025 Barry Grove
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