The title was inspired by the Whitechapel Gallery exhibition, London 1956 and rooted in George Orwell's literature. The theme is an ongoing project.
2024 Taste of Art in the Barn - Chartham Vineyard, Canterbury
The Gathering - Throwley Church, Faversham
Imaginarium - Rua Pelotas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
The Gathering - Throwley Church, Faversham
Imaginarium - Rua Pelotas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London This residency, facilitated by Andrea Coltman aimed to highlight the historical trade activities of Canary Wharf, which are in danger of being drowned out by all the redevelopment. Like other European powers during the 17th and 18th centuries, ships departed with trinkets to trade for African slaves, who were then exchanged for sugar and spices in the Caribbean before returning. Merchants grew rich quickly, exploiting both dockers and slaves. Many dockers drowned, their bodies recovered weeks later. The rise of trade unions in the 1900s improved conditions for dockers, but the descendants of African slaves remain largely unacknowledged. Today, Canary Wharf, London's second financial district, continues to ignore its exploitative past. Modern corporate trade still exploits underdeveloped countries by demanding natural resources as collateral when debts default, mirroring past injustices and compounded by the vast amount of plastic waste being dumped on them. 2022 We Are Here - Cambridge Artworks, Cambridge 2017 This is Tomorrow - University of Kent, Tonbridge In the Dock - Old Naval Dockyard, Chatham This is Tomorrow - Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks 2016 Bank Side Residency, Canary Wharf, London |
Uncharted Waters
2015 Uncharted Waters Horsebridge Gallery, Whitstable. |