Thanks to Georgia for sharing details of this upcoming exhibition. Ed
Visitors to Quay Arts might want to remove their shoes and socks this Easter. Instead of the gallery being used in its traditional sense – the Island’s largest gallery space will be carpeted in sand. Yes, sand!
Sandoodle is a show that evolves as it lives, and on its passing, returns to reveal itself from a new perspective. Most people (especially those living by the sea!) have pushed a finger into a sandy beach and doodled a picture. Quay Arts are asking visitors to do the same, only bigger.
Captured by time lapse cameras
Visitors are encouraged to spend time in The West Gallery, doodling in the sand, creating the art as they go. Patterns and marks can be made and easily brushed away and amended if needed.
Special time lapse cameras, installed in the roof structure will record these temporary drawings, and after the show finishes, a time lapse will form part of a film, to be shown later this year in Quay Arts’ Anthony Minghella Theatre and shared online.
Tell your story
The idea was formed during discussions between a small group of Island artists looking for new ways of bringing visitors into the centre, spending more time in the gallery and illustrating the joy that art can bring into everybody’s lives, no matter how good, or bad they think they might be.
Artist behind the project, Simon Wells comments:
“For me, creativity is everything. A process of action and reward, open to all and not the possession of the few that claim it as their own… I have no idea what’s going to happen, but it is a chance for Islanders of all ages to have a go. To tell a story, discover a skill, get a message across or just doodle around for a few moments.”
Where and when
Sandoodle aims to be fun, provocative, unifying and truly experiential.
The exhibition opens its doors at the same time as Quay Arts’ much-anticipated Kashmir Fringe weekend on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 March and will be open until Saturday 18 April 2015.
Kindly supported by Sailspy.com and Island Building Materials.
