Andrew Sabin devised a series of sculptures, open containers like this, which would be placed on beaches surrounding the Atlantic Ocean. Passers-by would be encouraged to toss flotsam and jetsam into these gigantic bins, thereby performing the dual role of beachcomber and artist. Their random and unpredicted activity would complete the work, and sculptures would differ according to the sort of rubbish swept up on to the beach.

In cities such a sculpture would be impossible because of the kind of rubbish which accumulates. Smelly cartons and discarded food containers would attract vermin, and instead of assuming a random beauty, the bins would become foul.

Land-Bin is different. Liking very much the form of the C-Bins, Andrew Sabin's bins for the beach, Sculpture at Goodwood suggested placing such bins within a woodland setting to see what would happen with the massive amounts of garden refuse that might be placed in the containers. Two semicircular bins, each half completing a vast open circular form, now receive fallen branches, grass cuttings and weeds. The gardeners are completing the sculptures which are beginning to take on solid form with layers of twigs and grass, an aesthetic in accordance with the needs of woodland maintenance.

The galvanised steel construction of Land-Bin has overtones of agricultural utilities and as a sculpture it occupies a unique place within the context of basic, everday tasks.