Melanie Clarke, Nichola Goff and I are re-presenting our Time Lapse works in the Forest of Dean, previously put together for a Centrespace Show in Bristol earlier this year. It was really well received there, so we all want to make sure it gets seen in the Forest too, in context, in the place that inspired our thinking. The works in the show expand the boundaries of printmaking, drawing & film, presenting experimental works in a range of media. They explore human interventions and relationships within the landscape, both physically and emotionally. Expect local pigments, experimental surfaces, mark making and even a few framed works. The title Time Lapse relates to the impact the pandemic had on their perception of time and their relationship with the local environment.

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The Bristol exhibition stimulated rich conversations about climate change and visitors commented on how well the artworks worked together. When we announced we are doing it in The George on social media we had some lovely comments:

“Loved this exhibition first time around at Centrespace. Can’t wait to see it again.” 

“Really pleased I’ll get a chance to see this exhibition and these great artists as I missed it in Bristol. Looking forward to it!”

You can also find out more on Instagram @time_lapse_23

We would love to see you (it’s only on for a week)!

Private view: Friday 1st December 6-8pm  

Opening times: Thursday 30th November to Saturday 9th December 10.30am-4pm (Except closed Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th December). 

Venue: The George, High Street, Newnham on Severn GL14 1BS  Lovely Cafe and bakery – make a day of it and enjoy the autumn colours in the forest!

Melanie Clarke combines the ethereal fleeting moment with a material solidity as she seeks to give a voice to the unseen through her experimental approach to printmaking. Her works sensitively investigate the relationship we have as humans with nature – sometimes harmonious, often antagonistic and exploitative – which she firmly believes needs to be rebalanced. 

Nichola Goff presents ‘36 days in lockdown’, a large-scale installation of 36 mapped woodblock prints of pathways of daily walks made during the Covid lockdown in 2020 and printed with local earth pigments. These works on paper are accompanied by sound and film playing memories of that time, reflecting how the world stood still, when we had time to take notice of places close to home.

Carolyn Black employs a wide range of media in her works in response to heatwaves and future flooding of the River Severn. In around 20 years time, climate change will have transformed our familiar landscapes around the world. When ice caps have melted and Barrow Hill becomes an island, what might that look like?