I attended the opening of this exhibition on Sunday and I must say it is a wonderful display, drawing together the talents of several local artists. It is different in that the artists have created their works from objects that have been discarded by others. The overall theme of the show is recycling; giving new life to old objects, transforming them into things of beauty that evoke an element of contemplation. I was fascinated by the depth and sophistication that could be achieved by using such simple materials.
This exhibition is about reusing and recreating. I have included some images and statements from the Artists from the online catalogue available here
Reason for being online catalogue
Judith Carletti’s whimsical soft sculpted creatures combine animal and human body parts, and employ only supermarket packaging (flour bags, soft drink cans and foil lids from dips and yoghurt) in their production.
Fern Hudson
In this throwaway society that we live in, I love finding things that people have thought to keep, to mend, to not throw away. That someone might have a garment that is no longer of use, but they would first cut off the buttons and collect them in a tin.
This exhibition is open until the 17th of June at Prospect Gallery, just next to the Prospect Library. If you are able to, please take the time to see it for yourself.
