Ground Collective is a group of 8 visual artists and 1 poet with a shared interest in making work out of what we find while walking through particular environments. For this exhibition Ground Work at APT Gallery, several of the artists have been connecting with the area around the Gallery, walking the streets and the Thames shore at Deptford. Objects draw our notice and make their way into the Gallery in the form of sculptures, installations, photography, painting, performance and poetry.
I will be showing some of the paintings and prints I have been making with coal from London’s industrial past, washed up on Deptford beach.
Please join us at the opening on Thursday October 21 and for an artist’s Q&A on Saturday October 30.
We are collaborating with children at local schools and older residents of Lewisham to make work with what we find in the area. Please consider contributing to our Kickstarter to fund free workshops, collaborative making and a publication. Rewards include prints and artworks by the artists and copies of our book.