Last week saw me returning to Louth to develop work based on a piece of public artwork
I created with Laurence Edwards 22 years ago – it was great to revisit
the pieces that have obviously been valued and looked after by the community –
it was as if I left them yesterday rather than 22 years ago. The original
work set out to create a moment of stillness and reflection, whilst celebrating
something that we cannot see. The pieces were used as a catalyst to help us explore
our imagination, we looked at how art enables us to engage in the world, to see
potential in the seemingly mundane and celebrate what we value through creative
thinking. Working with 90 pupils from St. Michael’s Church of England Primary
School in Louth over 2 days we generated lots of questions and
answers alongside sculptures, books, and drawings. Now I’m in the process of
designing a book. Everyone gets a copy. Spent time in Sheffield and Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Really
good to see old favorite's at YSP, the Hepworth’s and Moore’s alongside the
awesome Hirst’s and the gloriously lowkey disturbing work by Lindsey Mendick. Also
managed to see the awesome Seizure by Roger Hiorns.
