2009 Jan - June
January 2009: Walking Backwards by Anne-Marie Glasheen
Walking Backwards through Fire How important is it to know one's origins? Can we know who we are, if we don't know how we came to be where we are, if we have no family memories – actual or received? The photographic series: Walking Backwards through Fire, grew out of a long poem where the poet journeys from past to present, weaving together the voices of women from one family, as they explore the issues of identity and cultural belonging, migration and origins. Most of these women have lived. Two still live; two, however, are imagined.
February 2009 - The influence of our area by Addey & Stanhope B-Tec
24 clay pots designed and made by 8 different Artists. The Artists will also exhibit drawings and sketches showing their influences.
March 2009: Sculptures by Jenny Thornley
The sculptures in this exhibition are about the effects of ageing on women. The sculptures explore the artist’s perceptions of decay and damage to the inside and outside of her own body. They challenge the cultural pressures on women to maintain their youthful beauty. The sculptures are sometimes humorous, sometimes dark and unsettling.
Jenny Thornley’s life as an artist began late. After a variety of jobs including town planner, dyslexia teacher and gardener Jenny moved into the arts.
Jenny gained an MA from Whitechapel in 2007.
April 2009: Traffic Wardens and Nell by Penny Matheson
The exhibition tells the story of six very different individuals working as traffic wardens in Lewisham in the summer of 2007. Using texts and images Penny shows the humanity and variety of people who carry out what is possibly one of the most unpopular jobs available.
The work was based on interviews with a handful of volunteers and with the help of managers working for NCP. There is no visual identification although five of the six wardens were happy for their real names to be used.
Each person is represented by an outline of a uniformed man
May 2009: Spike by Alma Tischler Wood
This quirky installation is intended as a portrait of Spike Miligan - consisting of small, abstract black & white paintings, based on archive photographs of the satirist, and objects that refer to his work (i.e. elephant, note book, bullet, hammer including some of the library books).
“For me, the work is an informal homage to this complex personality.”
– Alma Tischler Wood
June 2009: Re-silicone by Lucy Fergus
Re-silicone centres round the design, production and selling of bespoke eco-conscious interior products made from industrial rubber off-cuts.
As the supply of waste is dependent on customer demand and specification, the element of unpredictability is a key feature of the Re-silicone brand, celebrating the concept of waste and re-use to inform the design process.
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