Thanks to Georgia for sharing details of this upcoming exhibition. Ed
Briddlesford Hop Kilns Gallery and Heritage Museum is proud to present The Farmers Clock an exhibition of works by resident artist Joanne Hummel-Newell.
Focused on farming rhythms governed by nature, The Farmers Clock combines a fibre and suspended paper installation with animation.
Broadly speaking, Joanne Hummel-Newell’s body of work investigates the farmer’s ongoing relationship with nature and their daily/yearly work routine which has been passed down through generations.
Taking familiar elements from the working farm (scattered grass/silage bales) Joanne creates an installation which is symbolic in representing the hazardous and unpredictable nature of farming, as well as the devotion and constant work required of the farmer in order to ensure success.
Three parts
The exhibition is made up of three parts, ‘Hay’, ‘Bales’, and ‘The farmers Clock’.
Hay is a detailed suspended installation made from paper and thread and is a nod towards the often chaotic behaviour of the natural world.
Bales is a series of tightly woven bundles made from coloured wool.
The time intensive process in making Bales was recorded in stop frame animation to create ‘The Farmers Clock’ a moving image representation of the repetitive labour required of the farming family, each bale representing a year, each coloured layer a month, and each wrap, a day.
Joanne said,
“On my first few visits to the farm, the dominant thought in my mind was the farming family themselves. You sensed a passion and hard work ethos which had the tangible qualities of something passed down through generations.
“The life of a farmer is unlike any other, he is governed by nature, by the moon and by the seasons. These are the themes important to the finished work.”
About the Hop kiln Gallery and Briddlesford Farm
The Hop Kilns Gallery and Heritage Centre at briddlesford Lodge farm on the Isle of Wight was supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Designed by RIBA award winning Architect, Lincoln Miles, the new gallery aims to showcase contemporary artworks which generate discussion and debate on issues which surround farming today, such as our relationship with food production, sustainability, ethical farming and farming methods and materials.
About the Artist
Joanne Hummel-Newell is a young artist who has exhibited in a collateral exhibition at the 53rd Venice Biennale, The RA Summer Exhibition and The Jerwood Drawing Prize.
Other International exhibitions include the Nomas Foundation in Rome and Kunstraum Kreuzberg in Berlin. Educated at the Royal College of Art in London, Joanne now works from her studio in a converted wesleyan chapel in Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
Read more about Joanne’s experience as artist in residence on a dairy farm.
Where and when
The exhibition runs from Saturday 6th June until Monday 1st September 2015.
Briddlesford Lodge Farm Heritage Centre and Gallery opening Times:
10am – 5pm daily (Free Entry)
01983 882239 / www.briddlesfordlodgefarm.co.uk
Briddlesford Lodge Farm, Briddlesford Road, Wootton, Isle of Wight, PO33 4RY
