- Venue
- The Sir Joseph Banks Conservatory
- Starts
- Sunday, May 30, 2010
- Ends
- Monday, May 31, 2010
- Address
- The Lawn, Union Road, Lincoln, LN1 3BV.
- Location
- East Midlands
Over the 30th and 31st May 2010, the Sir Joseph Banks Conservatory in Lincoln will host a collection of multidisciplinary artwork in support of Cancer Research UK. Meleager’s Garland will include a diverse selection of work explorig themes of biology, place, exploration and history. Meleager’s Garland includes interpretations based on Sir Joseph Banks’ recognised botanical notoriety – Kirsty E. Smith’s otherworldly specimens and Alex Pearl’s drawing evoke Banks’ spirit of discovery, while Julia Hembrow and Stan Lenartowicz’s prints refer to him more directly. Banks’ lesser known local links are reflected by Rebecca Wombell’s installation, based upon his Lincolnshire home at Revesby.Ideas inspired by the conservatory, of growth and environment, are epitomised by work from Zoe Maxwell, Kyle Kirkpatrick and Liam Herne. Andrew Bracey, Claire Brewster, Sarah Nicholson and Ruth Piggott use found materials to create work that treads navigates between the man-made and the natural, producing new possibilities and otherworldly experiences. Meleager’s Garland is named after the Greek poet Meleager who first assembled an ‘anthology’ of poetry, The Garland, referenced through Katrina Naomi’s poetry. The word ‘anthology’ previously only described collections of plants and ideas of collection and classification are prevalent throughout; from Pamina Stewart, Alexis Rago, Helen Snell and James Wilkinson. Private view-6-9pm, Sunday 30th May, supported by Barefoot Wines and Lincolnshire Co-operative. Exhibition-10am to 5pm, Monday 31st May. A publication, supported by Dale and Co. Solicitors, will be available for a contribution to Cancer Research UK.
