Uncertain Objects, Part 1
There is a point during its making where the driving force in the creation of an artwork becomes the work itself. Decisions shuttle back and forth with determination, evolving through a stuttering dialogue that is linguistic, material and uncertain.
Uncertain Objects brings together new work by 18 artists with interests as varied as folklore, industrial decay, pop culture and ornithology; their work resonates with a poetry that emerges through the complex act of finding form.
The exhibition is hosted in a shop on Frome's most historic shopping street. Awaiting its next chapter, the interior reveals a layered history of commerce and architecture stretching back to the 16th Century.
Curated by Susie Clark and Andy Parker.
12th - 14th January 2024, Cheap Street, Frome, Somerset
shopwork presents contemporary art in unused spaces.
Alex Hermon, 'EH BÉ!', 2023, oil on canvas, 150 x 120 cm, photo: Tom Hull
Andy Parker, 'Jetsam', 2024 4 colour lino cut (proof), 136 x 102 cm, photo: Tom Hull
Andy Parker, 'Sailing Equipped', 2023 cardboard, paper tape, household paint, glue, dimensions variable, photo: Tom Hull
Andy Parker, 'Sailing Equipped', 2023 cardboard, paper tape, household paint, glue, dimensions variable, photo: Tom Hull
Annabel Pettigrew, 'Chiron after Geburah', 2024, raku glazed ceramic, organza, muslin, wood, cotton thread, lamp, speaker, audio recording, 120 x 85 x 85 cm, photo: Tom Hull
Bronwen Buckeridge 'Shhh... I’m concentrating', 2023, audio, 10 minute loop, photo: Tom Hull
Bevis Martin & Charlie Youle, 'Co-ordinates Quilt', 2019, cotton, 170 x 125 cm, photo: Tom Hull
Bevis Martin & Charlie Youle 'Pythagoras Rugs 1 & 2', 2023, french knitting, 150 x 155 cm & 190 x 170 cm, photo: Tom Hull
Frances Richardson 'Object for thinking about empty', 2021, MDF, screws, 244 x 156 x 230 cm, photo: Tom Hull
Installation view, 'Uncertain Objects, Part 1', 2024, photo: Tom Hull
Isobel Peachey 'Shells', 2024, oil on linen panel, 30 x 40 cm, photo: Tom Hull
Isobel Peachey 'Shells', 2024, oil on linen panel, 30 x 40 cm, photo: Tom Hull
Isobel Peachey 'Woolgathering #1 & Woolgathering #2', 2023, oil on linen panel, 12 x 30 cm each, photo: Tom Hull
Jonty Lees 'Work in progress', 2023-4, wood, ceramic, beeswax, gesso, acrylic paint, bronze, dimensions variable, photo: Tom Hull
Installation view, 'Uncertain Objects, Part 1', 2024, photo: Tom Hull
Jonty Lees 'Work in progress', 2023-4, wood, ceramic, beeswax, gesso, acrylic paint, bronze, dimensions variable, photo: Tom Hull
Laura Hopes 'Bounders', 2023 bracken, straw, cane, florist’s foam, 60 cm diameter each, photo: Tom Hull
Markus Vater 'Objects of Significance', 2023, framed digital prints, 32 x 45 cm each, photo: Tom Hull
Neil Rumming 'Have we met before, or we have met before, but I decided to pretend that it was the first time we had met, so it felt new and exciting, like a first date', 2023, aluminium cans, heat reflecting foil, aluminium foil, aluminium tape, rivets, heat resistant paint, acrylic on canvas, 97 x 61 cm, photo: Neil Rumming
Neil Rumming 'Have we met before, or we have met before, but I decided to pretend that it was the first time we had met, so it felt new and exciting, like a first date', 2023, aluminium cans, heat reflecting foil, aluminium foil, aluminium tape, rivets, heat resistant paint, acrylic on canvas, 97 x 61 cm, photo: Tom Hull
Nina Murdoch 'Studies for Soffia il Vento and Stoppa e Vanna (Lake Como paintings)', 2023, watercolour on gesso, 30 x 24 cm each, photo: Tom Hull
Simon Lee Dicker 'see-an-enemy', 2022-23, stoneware clay, iron oxide, glaze, MDF, dimensions variable, photo: Tom Hull
, photo: Tom Hull
Installation view 'Uncertain Objects, Part 1', 2024, photo: Tom Hull
Pat O’Connor 'Stare', 2020-24, oil on gesso board, 42.4 x 32.3 x 4.8 cm framed and 'Chocolate', 2000-2004, oil on gesso board, 28.7 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm framed, photo: Tom Hull
Harry Meadows 'Whippy', 2021, wind direction meter, ceramic waffle cone, resin laminated sand bag, ratchet strap, powder coated steel, 200 x 100 x 70 cm, photo: Tom Hull
Robin Tarbet 'It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)', 2024, concrete, vinyl, dimensions variable, photo: Tom Hull
Robin Tarbet 'It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)', 2024, concrete, vinyl, dimensions variable, photo: Tom Hull
Tamara Dubnyckyj 'Waistlines', 2023, oil on canvas, 61 x 46 cm; 'Arranged', 2023, oil on canvas, 46 x 61 cm; 'Hooks', 2023 oil on canvas 61 x 46 cm, photo: Tom Hull
Tamara Dubnyckyj 'Arranged', 2023, oil on canvas, 46 x 61 cm; 'Hooks', 2023 oil on canvas 61 x 46 cm, photo: Tom Hull