Exhibition Review

A review on 'From here you can almost see the sea: A response to living in Plymouth'

http://inatownsosmall.wordpress.com/2012/08/17/being-followed-home-yorkshire-exhibtions/

A quick dash across Sheffield is well worth risking the sun/howling wind/soaking rain (delete as applicable) to get over to Bank Street Arts, where they also have a pair of fantastic displays of artist books presently. Clare Rogers’ From here you can almost see the sea: a response to living in plymouth is, quite simply, brilliant. Rogers uses a variety of printed to media to explore what her hometown of Plymouth means to her, what it looks like, why she loves it, why she hates it, and what it feels like to be there. This sounds like an interesting enough project for a visual artist, but here the artist uses words alone to engage with her subject matter, combining ‘photography’ with poetry and book works to create her image of Plymouth. I've been back to this exhibition twice already, and suspect I will be there again before it closes at the start of September.

It's always fantastic to receive positive reviews on your work! (I have had a few not so complimentary ones!)

From here you can almost see the sea: A response to living in Plymouth

http://artistsbookprize.co.uk/cr_exhibition

31st July - 1st September 2012
Bank Street Arts
Bank Street 
Sheffield



A few pictures of the exhibition. 

The decisions about where and how to hang the work were made without much agonising, which is always good! The room size and shape was perfect for this body of work and the flat fluorescent lighting allowed the viewer a good visual of the work without having to dodge glare and reflection of spotlights.

'Ten Views'

'All Other Routes', 'Diverted Traffic', 'Road Closed'

'Abbey Place to Zion Street' and 'Forty Nine Minutes'

'Redaction/Response'