• 25 Apr 2009 21:21

  Thursday 23rd April 2009 Perrott's Folly Perrott's Folly is one of the Two Towers which inspired Tolkein's book Lord of the Rings. It's rarely open to the public, but the Ikon are using it for an exhibition by Sofia Hultén. To be honest, I was so fascinated by the tower itself, that I was a little distracted from the work. The tower dates back to 1758, and consists of a steep spiral staircase (20 steps between floors), and a series of relatively small rooms. It's kind of kitsch castle in design. Whilst I was there a man and a small boy of about 7 arrived, the guy told me he'd lived in the area for 50 years, and never been inside. It was so nice to hear him and his son exploring this local landmark The installation is there till the 24th of May (Thurs to Sun, 1pm till 5pm). The Ikon re-opens the space on the 4th of June for Yukio Fujimoto'sThe Tower of Time which runs until the 26th of July. Wednesday 22nd April 2009

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