- Venue
- Towner Eastbourne
- Date
- Thursday, October 20, 2022
06:00 PM - Address
- Devonshire Park College Road Eastbourne BN21 4JJ
- Location
- South East England
- Organiser
- Blue Monkey Network
Judith Alder is a visual artist working across a range of media and processes to make drawings, objects and moving image which reflect her interest in how things form, grow and evolve. Her work often mirrors processes of evolution as she revisits and re-configures past work into new forms. Over nearly 20 years practising as an artist, Judith has played a leading role initiating and managing numerous artist-led projects, working with arts organisations, galleries, universities, schools and museums, and collaborating with scientists, geologists, ethicists and academics to develop the research which informs her work. Alongside her artistic practice she was a member of a-n’s Artist Council and a team member of Full Frontal Eastbourne from 2019 – 2022, advocating for art and artists in Eastbourne and beyond.
Judith is currently developing work for a solo exhibition, Vital Signs, at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists gallery in February 2023. The work stems from research encompassing topics ranging from origins of life theories to geological deep time, from Primo Levi’s story of Carbon to Stanislaw Lem’s Solaris, and explores the networks, meshes and connections which form the structures of our world and of our lives.
Some years ago, Judith visited artist Andy Holden’s exhibition, Laws of Motion in a Cartoon Landscape in which the artist explored ideas about the laws of physics as seen in cartoons – a place “where it seems like anything might be possible, but not everything is…” Holden posited the suggestion that “maybe there is no such thing as an inanimate object”, an idea which Judith has been thinking about ever since.
Following Judith’s talk and a chance for questions, we will be giving an update on the future of Blue Monkey Network, following the questionnaire consultation with members earlier this year.
Free for BMN members, £5 for non-members. Please pay in advance if possible [email [email protected] for details] or bring exact change on the night, many thanks.
Blue Monkey Network is run by artists for artists, in partnership with Towner Eastbourne, and is entirely funded by membership subscriptions and donations. Many thanks to all our supporters.
Image credit: Judith Alder, Dead or Alive – frog
