Officially the final day of my show at Worthing Museum was 23 May. The exhibition opened 18 January and closed mid March due to COVID19 but the work remains in the gallery space. I’m grateful that it was open for two months and seen by lots of people, many of whom left comments. The museum has created a digital exhibition of A Strange and Familiar Sea which also includes the video interview they shot in February. At the moment there is no date listed for the museum to reopen as all cultural institutions remain in lock-down.
Land Art Agency
In mid-May the Land Art Agency was launched by Elizabeth Gleave and Marie Dryden. The agency is connecting photographers, whose work is rooted in environmental matters and initiatives, with the commercial industry and educational art platforms. They launched with 8 photographers - I’m extremely happy to be a part of it.
My father’s garden
This photograph was the final image I shot at my father’s house before it was sold. A black and white version is in the current Shutterhub exhibition, Everyday Delight. I’ve been thinking about this photograph - which was in the Fairways book that I self-published in 2018 - because I’m planning to make a small book as part of my MA project. I’ve been working on a video and would like to make an accompanying publication. As always, so many decisions to make but our tutors have been very helpful in offering guidance.
This week I got up very early, headed out to the Surrey Hills and then down to the south coast. I shot some video but am not certain that I will include it in the project. It felt strange to be out of London for the first time in two months and even stranger that I enjoyed being in the countryside more than being beside the sea.
Surrey hills