Our Next Exhibition
Helen Currie – Here I am, too.
17th May – 14th June
Helen Currie is an artist who explores surface and colour through textiles, represented through her current practice of hand embroidery on photographic images.
‘Here I am, too’ celebrates journeys. The physical travel of getting from A to B and the meanderings of a long friendship. Her friends are her ‘logical’ family. She has known poets Samuel Davey-Newton and Zippy Hawkes for over twenty years. Using their words with kind permission is an act of collaboration.
The works represent the complexities of long term relationships and the enormous pleasure and sense of achievement that they bring. The imagery for both works were taken in transit, through bus windows while travelling home.
‘Conversations with my Mother’ are a series of 10 works (70-50cm on cotton) made in 2022 after the sudden diagnosis of Helen’s mother, Janet, of pancreatic cancer. Helen and Janet had two weeks to talk before she died. A kind nurse told Helen to write down what was said. From this idea sprung this cathartic work. Themes of journeys and pilgrimages again prevail throughout this series, made in memorandum. Images in this work were taken during the journey back and forth to the hospital and shadows or reflections from the period of time when Janet had undiagnosed cancer.
‘The things that you taught me (some of which I still adhere to)’ were a further 4 works reflecting on wisdom passed from mother to daughter over a life time. Photographs and clothing from Helen’s childhood frame Janet’s own words.
This exhibition is supported by 303 Projects.
Throughout the year our gallery showcases work by both international and emerging artists as well as exhibitions exploring local heritage.
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