Fire Garden

The power of the Fire Garden is rooted in the way it responds to different settings, from abbeys and cathedrals to parks and stately homes. The audience can explore the Fire Garden by wandering through it or by standing and watching – always close enough to feel the heat.

Each Fire Garden is composed of organic sculptural elements, from blazing begonias to gently burning bulrushes. But because each installation is adapted to suit its location or cultural context, no two Fire Gardens are the same.

Whatever the setting or celebration, we’ll work closely with you to tailor the work to your location – using both the physical setting and the theme of your event as inspirations to reimagine the Fire Garden in new and unique ways. We can also work with performers, musicians and/or artists in your area to enhance any theme or narrative. For example:

For Burns an a’ That in Ayrshire, a festival celebrating the life and works of Robert Burns, our Victorian-themed Fire Garden helped set the context to wider Burns celebrations.

At Festival No.6 in Portmerion, hundreds of festival-goers enjoyed a gorgeous Fire Garden chill-out space, complete with fiery grottos and a blazing music stage.

For Hull’s Freedom Festival, our Fire Garden celebrated Nelson Mandela’s contribution to the causes of equality and reconciliation with bespoke etched steel images.

At Dublin Castle, we teamed up with members of Waterford’s Spraoi youth theatre to create a dark and mysterious celebration of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

For Barry Island’s Isle of Fire, which won a Bronze Award at the National Tourism Awards, we brought a fire procession and a Viking ship to the town’s promenade in the height of summer.

And for the Paisley Halloween Festival, we explored the gothic possibilities of the Fire Garden with the addition of dancing gargoyles inspired by nearby Paisley Abbey.

The Fire Garden has also been seen at:

• Brentford Lock, London
• Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
• Hanley Park, Stoke-on-Trent
• Heat the Streets, Blackpool
• Larne, County Antrim
• Lost Eden at Kendal Calling
• Nottingham Castle
• St Albans Cathedral
• Woodhorn Museum, Ashington
• … and many other locations around the UK