I have always seen gardening as a lovely way to pass time in the outdoors. Watching, over time, as a seed miraculously turns into a magnificent plant of amazing beauty… even the ‘weeds’.
A few years ago an artist friend said that she really liked my gardening project at The Garden @ Art Space. I hadn’t really seen it as an artistic project, thinking it more of turning an unused space into a little oasis, but still just a garden.
This got me thinking how I could use the Garden for my artistic practice. Then at the end of last year it came to me… I would use the space to ‘Grow An Exhibition’. So in 2014 I will be:-
• Growing plants that I can turn into handmade paper, and then use to make artist books, paper sculptures, draw on, etc.
• Grow plants, like willow, that I can then make into sculptures, frames, etc.
• Harvest and use leaves and seeds.
• Photographically documenting the project through the year.
• And anything else that develops during the year.
I will be looking for the public’s involvement in the project including growing plants, open garden events and workshops.
Then in 2015, when I’ve had chance to process the plant material and make the artworks, there will be an exhibition in GASP gallery at Art Space Portsmouth, and hopefully at other suitable venues around the region.
www.adrianmundy.co.uk
www.facebook.com/growanexhibition
www.artspace.co.uk
