Throughout summer, a dramatic collection of contemporary art installations will present themselves to visitors in the grade 1 listed, historic Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal water garden, in North Yorkshire. Created by artist Steve Messam, whose work prompts another way of looking at landscape and historic buildings, These Passing Things will present an astonishing visual transformation of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal’s folly buildings and water gardens.

Bridged is a scarlet contemporary bridge sitting across the river Skell, close to the site of a lost iron bridge from the 18th century. The piece is a lightweight steel construction with a waterproof polyester skin wrapped around it creating a series of starburst spikes. The red contrasts with the predominantly green surrounding palette making a strong visual reference point in the landscape.