Tag: grasses

UNBOUND

UNBOUND is a site specific group exhibition at the Lady Street Gallery in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire in partnership with Gwendraeth Arts Lab.

…UNBOUND is a very special show that I am part of and I have had the privilege of working along side Sian Barlow & Suzie Ross on a site specific exhibition at the Lady Street Gallery in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire in partnership with Gwendraeth Arts Lab.

This is truly a beautiful art show, creating for a site specific show is very special in so many ways, working with other artists, working in an inspiring environment and stretching ones thinking of how we interact with the landscape of life…

My approach to UNBOUND was to look at how we as the human race – represented by ‘a mask’ and ‘a box’ imprint and bind into the landscape.
Placing ‘a mask’ & ‘a box’ in the under growth of the fabulous and magical gardens of the Lady Street Gallery leaving it, seeing how nature interacts with them and Unbound them…

Taking film and images over several weekends of the progress of nature…

If you are in the area it would be love to see you. It is open from:
Sat/Sun 4th/5th December 2021 11am – 4pm
Sat/Sun 11th/12th December 2021 11am – 4pm

I am giving a online tour and workshop on the Saturday 4th Dec at 11am.

Plus we are also doing a Zoom ‘In Conversation with Sian, Roz and Suzie’ Saturday, 4th December 2021 from 4 – 5pm
If you are interested you can book here

…grasses project – paths…

I have been working on photographing and drawing and painting grasses for nearly 5 years; I call it my Grasses Project, and over that time I have developed numerous ideas from drawing, painting, photographing and filming grass and how we humans interact with it, one of these is looking at paths…

Roz Moreton - Grasses Project - Paths - Kidwelly 2019
Roz Moreton - Grasses Project - Paths - Burry Port 2018
Roz Moreton - Grasses Project - Paths - Burry Port 2019

Focusing on Paths that are created by humans and how we respond to animals tracks through grass-lands and fields:

paths that we create when we are forced to make to avoid obstacles

paths that we create when we want to take a short cut

paths created instantly when running through long grass

paths created through the contours of the land

I have been documenting these by taking a series of photographs and films…

Grasses Project - Paths - Walking Path No1- Burry Port 2020
Grasses Project - Paths - animal track - Path No7 - Burry Port 2020
Grasses Project - Paths - animal track - Path No8 - Burry Port 2020
Grasses Project - Paths - animal track - Path No9 - Burry Port 2020
Grasses Project - Paths - Walking Path No10- Burry Port 2020
Grasses Project - Paths - Walking Path No11- Burry Port 2020
Grasses Project - Paths - animal track - Path No12 - Burry Port 2020
Grasses Project - Paths - Walking Path No13- Burry Port 2020
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Roz Moreton Grasses Project - Paths - animal track - Kidwelly 2019
Roz Moreton Grasses Project - Paths - animal track - Kidwelly 2019
Grasses Project - Paths - Dog Walking Path - Burry Port 2018
Roz Moreton - Grasses Project - Paths - Dog Walking Path - Burry Port 2019
Roz Moreton - Grasses Project - Paths - Dog Walking Path - Burry Port 2019
Roz Moreton - Grasses Project - Paths - Dog Walking Path - Burry Port 2018

This is now being developed into a project idea (I am currently looking for funding) which will be working with landowners in partnership project to formulate interactive responses to the land and the routes that we are creating and mapping on our landscape…

…this evening…

Just spent a wonderful evening with my fellow Gwendraeth Arts Lab’ers Sian and Lindsey, at our first self directed Sketchbook Walk.

We chose Pembrey Harbour as it is a truly magically place on the Carmarthenshire coastline..

Here are some images from the evening…

…grass project

Roz Moreton – Grass project
Roz Moreton – Grass project
Roz Moreton – Grass project
Roz Moreton – Grass project
Roz Moreton – Grass project
Roz Moreton – Grass project
Roz Moreton – Grass project
Roz Moreton – Grass project
Roz Moreton – Grass project
Roz Moreton – Grass project
Roz Moreton – Grass project
Roz Moreton – Grass project
Roz Moreton – Grass project
Roz Moreton – Grass project

For the last couple of years I have been drawing and photographing grasses; fields, sand dunes, gardens and single blades of grass.

It has made me think deeply about how we respond to grass; as a source of fuel, documenting our travels and journeys, defining status and power and challenging our perception of what we believe.

Out of this exploring of how I feel and think about grass, its energy, the power it delivers, political position and what it gives us when we see fields of grass for the first time, it is now time to develop various participation projects; looking at how others respond to grass, looking at a sense of place, mobility, energy and solitude.