Suzanne Holtom on her exhibition 'And Hills Bore Scars' скачать в хорошем качестве

Suzanne Holtom on her exhibition 'And Hills Bore Scars'

“During the pandemic I lost my Dad, and as a result my trips back home to the West Midlands became far more frequent. It was this continuing return to my original home, contemplating and experiencing this embodied landscape that initiated a new direction in my work“ – Suzanne Holtom The paintings draw from key sites around Walsall and Dudley described as ‘geosites’ in the Black Country Global Geopark. Specifically, the areas around Streetly formed the topography of significant personal memories and stories of Suzanne Holtom’s earlier and later life. A deep mapping of place has become the primary motivation in her work, which encompasses geological time, social histories, personal experiences and memory. The works also contemplate bodily forms, land masses, histories, patterns of energy and industry, layered materiality and shifting terrains. The idea of scale is important, epic themes can collide with the trivial or commonplace but what is always conveyed is how human activities impact upon and interact with the landscape. The Black Country geosites of Barr Beacon, Streetly and Wren’s Nest, Dudley have been key to her most recent work. Ancient limestone formations and more recent collapsed structures from mining and industry provide rich visual inspiration. But also, the sweep of pylons, the silent sentinels that extend across the land near Barr Beacon. Suzanne Holtom: And Hills Bore Scars, The New Art Gallery Walsall, 29 March — 29 June 2025.