Rosie Saban, our latest intern, popped down to Ventnor once again yesterday to soak up the atmosphere of the Ventnor Fringe Festival. The action continues today, so if you haven’t been down yet, make sure you check it out and don’t forget to take a look at Rosie’s photos from the Ventnor Fringe Festival. Ed
The dawn of a new day at Ventnor Fringe Festival, and there is just as much going on as the day before.
My first stop was at the Launderette to admire the excerpts from Catherine Grimaldi’s children’s book ‘Slightly bigger Red Riding Hood goes to the Launderette’. Splashed across the window, in amongst some decorative red socks and other laundry products.
Striking photography exhibition
After that I went to see the ‘Mantova Eyes’ exhibition at Seacliff Studios. It was not what I expected at all. Within a small room that had clearly been dismantled and disused long ago a scattering of photographs had been set up, and yet, it really worked with the theme of the photography.
Mantova Eyes is a group of artists from Italy that photograph abandoned and neglected buildings including train stations, factories, and prisons. The curator, Branzo, has written an introductory piece available to read inside the studio that explains what it is all about; describing the work as ‘instinctive, simple and natural’. A fascinating set of works in an apt setting, go and have a look!
Eclectic mix of venues
A visit back to The Courtyard saw new performances, this time stumbling across Huxley Hunt giving a rather hearty rendition of ‘Born to be Wild’ with his acoustic guitar.
The Observatory had a ukulele band on that went down a storm. It just goes to show there really are things organised all over Ventnor, and with such lovely weather there is no reason not to take a stroll and see what you can find.
See what’s on at Ventnor Fringe festival today.
