Arts
Artists and curators Louisa Chambers and Olivia Punnett talk about the respective exhibitions they were involved in curating for the 2017 Wirksworth Festival, Veneer and Internal Nebular. Curated by Louisa Chambers and Emily Strange, Veneer brings together a group of diverse artists from around the country whose practices play with themes of domesticity, display and concealment, and architectural space. The works are grouped together under the title Veneer. Working alongside Louisa and Emily will be artists Craig Fisher, Conor Hereford, Demi Levi, Tessa Lynch, Laura McCafferty, Zoe Mendelson, David Penny, Gabriel Tejada and Ian Whitfield. Internal Nebular explores the clandestine nature of geological time and the crystalline structures it forms, as well as connecting to the history of stone, so much a part of the Derbyshire landscape and identity. The works all have a reverence to the natural world, whilst being sited firmly in a contemporary understanding of the ground beneath our feet. The exhibition includes work by Dorothy Cross, Liz Orton and Alastair Mackie. Music on the podcast is from Dave Langdon a beautiful steel pedal composition titled 'Love Calls' https://www.facebook.com/100012305088305/videos/319938945092939/?story_fbid=319940911759409&id=100012305088305&comment_id=320076678412499¬if_t=feed_comment_reply¬if_id=1494718293224275