Just about 4 years ago I took a drive through Algonquin National Park in Ontario. On the trip we also headed west into Burk’s Falls to visit the famed “Screaming Heads” and Midlothian Castle. This was a fascinating trip.
This entire project was begun by school teacher and artist Peter Camani. He is a Secondary School teacher, but has also spent over 25 years constructing Monolith-like sculptures in the shape of giant heads, which are scattered throughout the property. A two-headed dragon sits atop the chimney of his Midlothian Castle and he has a version of the See/Say/Hear No Evils greet visitors. There are more than a hundred “screaming head” sculptures, each one at least 20 feet in height. According to Wikipedia, Camani says he “built his otherworldly creations as a warning about environmental degradation. With his paintings already hanging in such coveted places as the Vatican and Buckingham Palace,he decided to focus his energy on realizing a vision of significantly larger proportions.”
Without further explanation, here is a smattering of some of the photos I took while visiting back there in late September, 2008.
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Speak No Evil[/caption]
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Thinking Head[/caption]
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Cement Tree Forest[/caption]
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Giant Hand[/caption]
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Screaming Heads from Afar[/caption]
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Spooky Tooth[/caption]
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Screaming Heads[/caption]
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Midlothian Castle[/caption]
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More Screaming Heads[/caption]
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Hidden Head[/caption]
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Screaming Heads Convention[/caption]
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Screaming Trees[/caption]
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Screaming Crowd[/caption]
