- Venue
- Count House Workshop
- Location
Just Re-located: Heritage Centre 2025
The other project that was launched in June was Just Re-located, at the Count House in Botallack near St Just in the far west of Cornwall. Installed for two weeks this featured the work of 3 artists, all of whom appeared to be showing art that responded to different aspects of this distinct and striking location.
Jo Hoddinott drew attention to its geological features by placing rocks containing metal ore in acid. Veronica Vickery was more sociological in her approach, showing an installation of images and conversations recorded with residents of St Just in Penwith. This was integrated with more impersonal documents describing some of the recent initiatives that have affected the area (such as being granted world Heritage Site status).
St Just is a town in one of the most deprived parts of Europe, and like other parts of Cornwall attempts to regenerate it have been only partially successful. Some of these issues were highlighted by Bruce Davies who examined the recent history of the mining sites adjacent to St Just, by performing a study of the graffiti adorning the old mine workings there. During the Objective One funded 'consolidation' of these sites, the National Trust decided against cleaning the graffiti from them as it recognised that it contributes to the ongoing story of the sites, and thus keeps that story alive. This strangely tolerant attitude appears in contrast to graffiti in urban areas where commercial interests are more dominant, and personal histories are erased.
Review by Rupert White
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