Wednesday 30 July to Saturday
6 September
Lyndall Phelps Giovanna Maria Cassata Catrin
Howell Vered Lahav
Julie Nord Martyn Wainwright Sarah Woodfine
Today’s society has a fascination with fairytales,
myths, witchcraft and folklore. In this enchanting exhibition,
contemporary artists explore the magic, innocence and danger lurking
in fairytales, the myth of the outsider and imagined worlds; worlds
in which wishes and talismans can instantly deliver all that one
desires or protect one from harm.
The exhibition features Julie Nord’s extraordinary
paintings which draw on Alice in Wonderland, Lyndall
Phelps’ spectacular Red Rope, a red knitted rope,
70 m long, descending through the ceiling of the Gallery, poised
to rescue, and Catrin Howell’s animals drawn
from ancient myths. Closer to home, Martyn Wainwright’s works
refer to the events of the 1645-47 ‘East Anglian Witchcraft
Trials’, whilst exploring broader perceptions of nefarious
magic and notions of ‘the witch’ entertained throughout
history and across cultures.
Sarah Woodfine is exhibiting courtesy of Danielle
Arnaud contemporary art
Julie Nord courtesy of Pippy Houldsworth, London

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