Delighted to have my work included in this wonderful show in Devon:
‘Our Place’ is a group exhibition conceived by artist/curator Lauren McNicoll, featuring artists from London alongside invited artists from across the South West, selected by Studio KIND. curator, Laura Porter
The exhibition is open from 31st May to 28th June 2025, Wednesdays – Saturdays 12 – 5pm Studio KIND. At The Corn Store, Barnstaple Pannier Market, North Devon
A woman’s body is a site of intensity. Its collisions with the world are often not expected or summoned but take place regardless. We exist in these fleshy forms which in turn sit amongst, lean against, and trod through the physical world. Thinking about the comfort/discomfort of this reality through the lens of our differing experiences as women, it became apparent the home is a space in which we most commonly reach states of being either absolutely present in our bodies, or entirely out of our bodies. A result of being within our private cocoons in which we are surrounded by the physical debris of our lives. The premise for this exhibition is built upon the idea of the domestic setting as a trope for a woman’s place in the world. In this context it is being reclaimed to infer a site of safety, contemplation, and activism (a nod to Womanhouse, 1972). The exhibition dissects the importance of making as a woman, through the idea of making the home; and the societal expectation associated with this.
Studio KIND. is an artist-led contemporary art gallery and community space, founded by Laura Porter and Richard Gregory in 2020. Supported with funding from National Lottery and Arts Council England and North Devon Council
More about Grandma’s Story (re-covered rescued chair) can be read here.