Taking part in Jamboree has made me re-evaluate how I have worked on past projects and inspired me to research and discover new artists and curators.
It has been especially interesting to be able to see so many different artists work from across the country through the 20:20 talks and of course through meeting different people over the 3-day event.
Some artists that I really enjoyed their talks were Antigoni Pasidi who created these evocative sand sculptures and really interesting installation/tableaux of works. Her talk mentioned that she had studios at Karst in Plymouth, which a few artists had mentioned for exhibitions and studios alike somewhere to make a visit when I’m next in the South West.
Subsequently having met and chatted with Sabrina and then heard her talk I was really intrigued by her work and how much it chimed with a project I have been trying to develop over the last year, it’s nice when serendipity brings you all together.
Back to spaces and places and CAST
this is a really interesting space and curatorial organisation based in Helston. There are studio spaces in a former school building and then born out of this have been international projects called Groundwork commissioning site-specific work in Cornwall in partnership with Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange. Some extremely inspiring events and projects have taken place over the last 5 years, using the rural and landscape to create some extraordinary works.
I was delighted to be able to make a visit to Manchester and catch the work of Alice Kettle who I have worked with together on the Unravelled curatorial project working with historic houses and the National Trust.
Her new work is epic and monumental in scale, she has worked with a number of refugee groups to help contribute to these beautiful textiles pieces ‘Thread Bearing Witness‘ is deeply moving and manages to engage sensitively with such a pressing topic at the moment.
The bursary and attending Jamboree 2018 has allowed me to make new connections and research other ways of working, drawing inspiration from around the UK.
