We live near hideous £6k statue of a giant POO – woke council thinks it’s ‘modern art’ but it looks like a turd

A NEW nationalist sculpture of a snail has been likened to a "giant poo emoji" and branded a immense discarded of nationalist money.

The Periwinkle Shelter sculpture, which is woven from willow branches, is designed to imitate the tiny oversea snail.

It was unveiled astatine Earnley Viewpoint astatine Medmerry Nature Reserve, adjacent Chichester, past week.

But visitors accidental the 4.5 metre sculpture resembles a "giant poo emoji" and person slammed it arsenic a discarded of taxpayers' money.

Solly Everett said: "The thought of marking the affluent coastal practice of the southbound seashore with a elephantine poo emoji is hilarious.

"But fixed the magnitude of earthy sewage successful the oversea these time possibly it is wholly appropriate.

"It's a immense discarded of nationalist money. Couldn't they travel up with a amended plan than this - it's ridiculous. What an implicit farce!"

Another visitant said: "I find it inconceivable that astatine nary signifier during the plan of this monolithic sculpture not 1 idiosyncratic enactment up their manus to say: 'Excuse me, but it looks similar a elephantine poo.'

"It's each good and bully spending ample amounts of taxpayers' wealth connected nationalist creation but surely determination should beryllium much consultation implicit what it volition look like."

One idiosyncratic said: "I couldn't halt laughing erstwhile I saw it. I thought it was a gag astatine first.

"When I walked past different walker astatine the reserve they conscionable laughed arsenic well."

The Periwinkle Shelter was designed and created by section artists, Rebecca and Mark Ford of Two Circles Design, and is made from Sussex willow.

It besides meant to bespeak the site's Bronze and Middle Age history arsenic periwinkles were recovered successful the remains of a medieval food handbasket by archaeologists during the instauration of the Medmerry Nature Reserve.

The sculpture is designed to complement 2 nationalist art pieces that were launched earlier this year.

The sculpture is the enactment of Culture Spark, a originative concern betwixt Chichester District Council, Chichester Festival Theatre and Pallant House Gallery.

The Culture Spark received backing from the UK Government done the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and is administered by Chichester District Council.

Councillor John Cross, furniture subordinate for culture, athletics and spot astatine Chichester District Council, said: "The inspiration for the Periwinkle Shelter derives from archaeological excavations of the Medmerry tract and tells a fascinating tale.

"Evidence was discovered of respective circular Bronze Age roundhouses and burial grounds — dating from 1,100 BC — connected the site, on with the remains of a medieval woody 'kettle' to funnel and trap food successful a weir astatine debased tide utilizing wickerwork fences.

"This beauteous sculpture is woven from Sussex and Somerset willow and signifies some a glimpse backmost to the past and an acknowledgement of this caller incarnation for the Medmerry landscape."

But a professional said: "Periwinkle? Don't deliberation so. The creator is having a laugh. What did that heap cost?"

While different said: "Councils are ever complaining they person nary wealth truthful however they negociate to find currency for ill-conceived projects similar this I bash not know."

The Sun has approached Chichester District Council for comment.