Thursday, 2 May 2013

Discover a whole new meaning to maps!

Mapping the Way, an exhibition at Walford Mill Crafts, Wimborne, Dorset

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. 

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