Roz's photgraph of the allotment (see yesterday's post) whets my appetite for a "site visit". I haven't yet been to the allotment and I'm looking forward to my first visit. It will be exciting to get a feel for the place, to explore and to begin to develop our plans for the time when we're "In Residence".
I always have a great sense of anticipation when I'm starting a new project – that feeling that anything can happen.
Here is a photo of the allotment we plan to use for our residency. It is covered in patches of carpet (now banned) to hold back the winter growth of weeds. This gives an idea of the space available for our projects. The allotment sits on top of the Tenantry Down opposite Brighton Race Course and the garden centre.
The views over Brighton are spectacular. On a clear day the Isle of Wight is visible. Kestrels hover for minutes then rocket down. The daffs are opening and the rosemary has grey flowers.
Soon I will dig it over and plan the planting. A last strim of the grass and then leave it for the cowslips and polyanthus.
A space for growth, reflection, questions, wonder.
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Judith Alder and Roz Cran are two artists based in East Sussex. They are currently working together on two projects: BMPD is a programme of professional development and networking events for artists in the Eastbourne area; Breaking Ground is a collaborative project which has been supported by a NAN New Collaborations Bursary and an ACE Grant for the Arts. Breaking Ground is being charted on a-n Projects Unedited.
