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The BBA Artist Prize 2021 exhibition at Kühlhaus Berlin

I’m delighted to be participating in a groups show in Berlin, opening 24 June.

Now in its sixth year, the BBA Artist Prize honors emerging artists. Together with an international jury, BBA Gallery has selected 20 artists whose works can be seen in a joint exhibition in the Kühlhaus Berlin. On June 25th at 7 p.m. the jury will announce the four winners as part of the exhibition. The first prize winner will receive a solo exhibition in the BBA Gallery.

All works will be shown at:
Kühlhaus Berlin, Luckenwalder Strasse 3, 10963 Berlin
@kuehlhausberlinofficial

June 24-30, 2021
Open daily from 11.00 - 19.00

VIP Press Preview:
June 23, 16.00 – 20.00

The winner and three runners up will be announced:
June 25, 2021, 19.00
RSVP: pia@bba-gallery.com

COVID regulations
The exhibition will be held in accordance with the current COVID regulations of Berlin. Inhouse Covid19 testing available 23.06. / 25.06

The prize is sponsored by the notebook manufacturer @leuchtturm1917

Umbraculum - an installation at Sewerby Hall and Gardens

I’m thrilled to have finally installed Umbraculum at Sewerby Hall.

Its layered form is inspired by the Teleorama or paper peepshow, an 18C and 19C optical device and parlour entertainment, whilst also referencing the pergola found in the gardens of @sewerbyhall - The drawn and painted imagery imagines the gardens at a future stage of ruination, with their formal, cultivated structures being reclaimed by nature. This is an Arts Council @aceagrams funded commission intended to engage visitors and introduce contemporary art to new audiences.

The house is undergoing a phased re opening according to the UK Government Roadmap - but should hopefully be fully accessible after June 21 2021. Please watch this space for updates, and in the meantime here are some images of the piece.

Sewerby Hall Commission

Umbraculum is a large-scale, walkthrough, ink and watercolour on paper installation. Its layered form is inspired by the Telorama or paper peepshow, an eighteenth and nineteenth century optical device and parlour entertainment, whilst also referencing the pergola found in the gardens of Sewerby Hall. The drawn and painted imagery imagines the gardens at a future stage of ruination, with their formal, cultivated structures being reclaimed by nature.

Umbraculum is due to be installed at Sewerby Hall at the end of March.

This is an Arts Council funded commission, intended to promote contemporary art to new audiences. This commission is a part of the East Riding Visual Arts Uplift’s commitment to showcasing and integrating contemporary art into the region.

The installation will be accompanied by a solo show of work . Alongside this there will run a programme of events including artists talks and a literacy competition.

I’m excited to finally see this work in situ. Please watch this space for further developments. Some work in progress shots are included below.