The title for this show of wood sculpture, Becoming the Tree, set the alarm bells ringing before even entering the gallery - expectations of overly indulgent new-age mysticism not exactly a pleasing prospect. As it happened, entering the gallery actually does become a focal point, as the artist David Fitzpatrick has positioned a 13ft archway of elm wood just inside the door. But, as if to confirm the existing prejudice, it is entitled Birth Canal, and is, yes, vaginal in shape.
Other works follow a similar vein with themes of growth, regeneration and references to fables and fairy-tales, all executed using a wide variety of wood from bogs, shipwrecks and flotsam. Throughout, the artist's intervention and interaction with the materials appears cursory, as Fitzpatrick has tended to leave the natural properties of the material to stand on their own, investing more in the presentation, of which text and poetry play a significant part.
When Fitzpatrick does sculpt, though, the results can be just as beautiful. Battledress with its fascinating pockmarked texture, Marco Carpa Nude with its angular distortion of the figure, and Taking Off - made from greenheart imbued with a gorgeous tonal lustre - all confirm the artist's ability to take control of his medium. This physically overwhelming exhibition certainly has much to offer, but how much of it is irritating or magical is perhaps debatable.
Until September 20th.