The Exbury Egg venture is a efficient exercise in art and durability. Designed by artist Stephen Turner, SPUD team, and Pad studio room, the venture is designed to make us re-evaluate the way we live, as well as our strategy to sustainability. Made out of local components and using classic boat building techniques, the Egg will be connected to the coast and will be sailing in an estuary of the stream Beaulieu in the UK.
Both Turner and the vessel will need to cope with various varying climate circumstances, tide levels, and periods for the whole year until this art display comes to an end. During that time he will be recording his encounters through video clips, images, gathered research, sketches and findings of the ever changing landscape. Though his living circumstances will be rare, he will have accessibility electricity thanks to residential solar sections on the roof, as well as other facilities along with a shower, toilet, bed, and small gas oven.
According to Turner :
"Raising awareness of the past and the unfolding present of a very special location will be the task, whist living in an ethical relationship with nature and treading as lightly as possible upon the land."
Exbury Egg Photo
Source : Exbury Egg's website