All that remains exhibition

The opening night at the 'All that remains' exhibition. Thank you to Gemma for the pics, because I forgot to take my camera.

I went back with my camera to take pictures of my new piece 'Stalks' because I haven't got anywhere handy to hang them at home. But it wasn't very easy to photograph in the window. Difficult light, or difficult positioning of window frames, doors and bollards out in the street!

I like the silhouette view of the knobbly texture, but a view where you could see the structure of the whole wasn't easy. Here is a detail.

ReOrsa Project No 5 - Wokingham

"ReOrsa, an artist-led initiative, are pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting a selected group show at the More Arts space in Wokingham town centre. The exhibition curated by Tonia Maddison, a Bracknell based artist, is a selection of work of artists from across the Thames Valley who have responded to the theme ‘All that Remains’. Tonia explains, "All that remains suggests a residue, something left over or abandoned, the remnants of time passing, of erosion, decay; it also suggests the changing form of things, transformation of something that seemed transient or even something that once seemed permanent, immutable"

 10 - 26 March 2011,
Wednesday to Saturday, 11am - 4pm

More Arts, Wokingham

43c Peach Street

 

In my new work old clothes and remnant materials have been transformed into new structures, seemingly solid and tangible. Yet they are also hollow, set to unravel and wither away. What were these materials in their past lives before they became waste? Have they become more or less than they were? Pictures to follow when the exhibition opens on Thursday...

MoreArts - Wokingham

The MoreArts venue at 43c Peach Street in the centre of Wokingham is hosting the next ReOrsa exhibition, entitled 'All that remains'. It opens 10th March and will run until the 26th.

I am exhibiting, and am working on 'stalk-like' structures that will hang in the window of the venue. I have been busy experimenting with my ideas. Inspirations include the experimental piece of giant French knitting I made a couple of months ago, and stalks of cow parsley. I like the way cow parsley is so green and pliable when its new, and then stiff and hollow when it withers. Or is it just that I used to love to wrench them from the hedgerow and fight with them. I probably still would, but it doesn't seem to grow much around here.

Removal

My installation 'Removal' is in the ReOrsa studio window in Bracknell (114 Broadway, upstairs at the top of the spiral ramp) for another month until the end of June. More details on the listings page at ArtRabbit

Wider view of ReOrsa exhibition

Here is the exhibition populated by people rather than buffet food!

ReOrsa exhibition success

The ReOrsa event in Bracknell was a success. Here is my exhibit pictured at the Private View. There was lots of people at the Private View, and the gallery room overall looked great. The whole event was apparantly very busy on the Saturday with lots going on in the street and plenty of people through the doors of the exhibition. Unfortunately I couldn't be there on the busiest day. It was a great thrill to be included and on a roll of "You've got to be in it to win it" excitement, I entered my pieces for the Open Art Exhibition for Poole - ReOpen

Discard/salvage

I'm working on how to hang my new pieces. This one is very light and I want it to be as 'floaty' as possible in contrast to its pair which is VERY heavy and made out of five pairs of trousers. Fingers crossed it all works ready for submitting to ReOrsa on Sunday.

ReOrsa exhibition, Bracknell: 17-20 September

I'm participating in 'Art on Broadway'. The exhibition will open with a private view on Wednesday 16th from 5-7pm, and will be open from 11am-4pm from Thursday to Saturday 20th.

More information www.reorsa.org

ReOrsa - Art on Broadway

I've recently been acccepted as a member of ReOrsa - an artist-led initiative promoting the activities of professional visual artists in the Thames Valley. The group was established in 2007, and the network aims to support and promote the activities of professional, practising visual artists in this area.

In September 2009 ReOrsa have planned to hold 'Art on Broadway'. An exhibition project which will take over an area of Bracknell town centre. I am hoping to participate ...