The Domain of the Caves of Han at Han-sur-Lesse in the region of Rochefort has opened its "Secret Forest" attraction in the heart of its animal park.
The area of forest, previously inaccessible to the public, is now home to dozen works of art created from materials directly found in nature by the English artist Spencer Byles.
"This place was previously not open to the public or animals,” says the Managing Administrator of the Caves of Han, Brigitte Malou. “Spencer Byles has tamed the place. It is now possible to make a small loop in a rather intimate way.”
“This is not an exhibition,” she says. “Art allows you to see nature differently. Thanks to these works, we can see things that we would not have seen before."
An added attraction of these organic sculptures is their secretive nature; you need to head into the woods and find them. These surprising, fantastic and ephemeral installations are constantly shaped by time and the passing of seasons and end up being reclaimed by the environment that gifted the natural materials that created them. A full-circle artistic process that lends a poetic, almost metaphysical dimension to the trail.
Credit: The Domain of the Caves of Han
"Climate, animals, and other things will disintegrate them over time,” says Brigitte Malou. “They are ephemeral but can nevertheless last several years."
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Spencer Byles is an English artist who creates beautiful art installations in wild forests all over the world. For the past 15 years, he has been expressing his talent for Land art, creating his works using materials found in nature that blend in seamlessly with the forest.
Located in the hitherto unexplored area in the heart of the Wildlife Park, the Secret Forest will be open to visitors every day in July and August, and on weekends in September.
