Coastal Devotion

Calling himself a cross between a scrap man and a dating agency, Sid Burnard scours the beaches of the Welsh coast in search of forgotten treasure. Finding beauty in discarded materials, he marries disparate items to create extraordinary sculptural pieces that are lovingly brought to life.

In the documentary below Sid welcomes us in to his weird and wonderful world of beachcombing. Through his eyes we see how an old fragment of driftwood transforms into an elegant neck of a bird, or how a washed up lavatory seat takes on a new life as a boat:  ‘The Loo-seat-ania’.

It is a warm and humorous insight into a creative mind with an astonishing gift of seeing what others do not. Witty, playful and often surprising, Sid's birds, boats and mythical beasts will make you smile while you admire their serious artistic merit.

Exhibition opens Saturday 26th May.