Sedimentary Memory and Tool (2015) are responses to Bideford Black, a naturally occurring carboniferous pigment once mined in North Devon.
This drawing is an exploration of layers of memory; geological and physical. A large sheet of paper was compressed, expanded and covered with Bideford Black and shellac before burnishing extensively with a sea pebble found near the seam of this remarkable pigment on North Devon’s coast.
Nine Artists were commissioned to spend a year exploring the rich history and associations of this extraordinary substance, including Sam Treadaway; Neville + Joan Gabie; Corinne Felgate; ATOI; Tabatha Andrews; Lizzie Ridout; LittleWhitehead; Luce Choules; Liberty Smith, culminating in an exhibition
‘Bideford Black: The Next Generation’ (3rd Oct 2015- 15th Nov 2015 at Burton Art Gallery). This was a Burton Art Gallery project produced by Claire Gulliver, Warren Collum, Flow Contemporary Arts, and funded by ACE and Torridge Disctrict Council.
Aesthetica magazine exhibition review; http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/review-of-bideford-black-the-next-generation-burton-art-gallery-and-museum-devon/
Film trailer for Bideford Black – The Next Generation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A56DMcmTzcs
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