Saturday 20th April – Sunday 2nd June 2013
This
display of careful and considered craft work, shows the initiative and
expertise needed to design and work in different mediums inspired by maps.
Every map tells a story inviting discoveries of new lands, new places
to visit, holidays, public transport, identifying landmarks and establishing
distances between locations. The
ordering and discovering of information through maps helps us all to connect
and communicate spatial information in our everyday lives.
Jennifer Collier
Many talented makers feature in the exhibition and there is a broad
range of work on display from delicate shoes by Jennifer Collier to charming automata
by Caroline Parrott. The
exhibition also features work from acclaimed artist Nikki Rosato from Boston
Massachuettes, USA. Nikki creates
fascinating intricate roadmap portraits and figures. Nikki Says ‘In
my work involving maps, as I remove the landmasses from the silhouetted
individuals I am further removing the figure’s identity, and what remains is a
delicate skin-like structure. Through this process, specific individuals become
ambiguous and hauntingly ghost-like, similar to the memories they represent’.
Nikki Rosato
The
Gallery Shop at Walford Mill Crafts has been curated alongside this exhibition
to include a section of smaller affordable pieces that would be a great
addition to any home.
If you would like to visit this exhibition Walford Mill Crafts is open Monday- Saturday from 10am - 5pm and Sunday 11am -4pm. Free entry.
