Into The Zone
Journeys in the Thames Estuary
22 February-11th May 2025
Beecroft Gallery, Southend On Sea
‘Into The Zone’ is a group exhibition of artists who have explored the Thames Estuary territory from diverse but overlapping perspectives.
The
exhibition’s title refers to the film Stalker ( Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
1979, USSR) , which was released in the United Kingdom 45 years ago and
tells a story of three men who arrange an expedition to a mysterious
zone, to seek a room where dreams are granted. Each of these artists
present projects which interrogate the estuary territory from different
vantages and through exploratory journeys.
I am showing works from my ongoing Dark Themese project.
Titles:
Neap Tide, 2025
Lightbox, Phytograms, Exposed film strips that have been buried in the Thames Estuary sediment,
for the duration of one half moon cycle
Vulnerability Mapping 2024-2025
Pinhole photographs, direct positive silver gelatine paper developed in plant developer
ESO IV, Blue Carbon, Swim with your mouth shut, Dark River, ESO III,ES0 II, 2022
Fibre based silver gelatine paper Film and prints developed with hand made
sustainable plant developers incorporating seaweed and sea beet collected on site
The Physicality of Waste Management, 2025
Handmade paper, fibre based silver gelatine photographic paper and seaweed.
Made with problem waste of failed darkroom prints and test strips