Join us for an informal exhibition opening, to share drinks, snacks and conversation. At midday we will host a woodland storytelling by the artist, and a conversation with artist and gallerist, Sarah Rhys.
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About the Exhibition
Showcasing drawings, photographs and field notes made during an artist residency with United States Geologic Society in Sequoia National Park, California earlier this year, the exhibition invites the future forests of Wales to meet and correspond with an ancient forest ecosystem on the other side of the world - one that is perhaps not so distant from our own.
Working directly with the land, weather, living trees and burnt charcoal stumps, Kirsty’s large-scale drawings seek to draw from, with, and as a forest. Tracing the lines of forest fires, re-siting British trees within their native Californian goegraphy, and breathing in time with ancient beings; the collected works compile a fragile apparition of the wisdom, memory, and language held within the forest.
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Location and Timings
The exhibition is hosted at Oriel Archipelago
The Elms, Church Rd, Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, SA33 5JT
Drawing Workshop: Sat 30 Aug 11am-1:30pm
Open weekends 10am-4pm or view by appointment
email: sarah@rhysstudio.org
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About the Artist
Kirsty Badenoch is an artist, researcher and educator. Her work connects fragile and disturbed landscapes, communities and ecologies, with a particular focus on forest ecosystems. Through a research-led approach, she develops collaborative place-based projects that explore human and more-than-human entanglements. Kirsty’s practice spans drawing, performance and events, spatial design, installation and publications. She teaches at University of Cambridge and the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, where she is also undertaking a PhD. kirstybadenoch.com / Instagram @kirstybadenoch
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About the Gallery
Oriel Archipelago is a sometimes-gallery run by Sarah Rhys in the estuary village of Llansteffan.
Oriel Archipelago uses the physicality of an archipelago – a cluster of distinct but connected islands – as a metaphor under which to reframe and create relationships between a diverse range of practices. Instagram @oriel_archipelago
