Blood From Stone - Impressions of Life

Carter, Justin

Blood From Stone - Impressions of Life

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Carter, Justin (2018) Blood From Stone - Impressions of Life. Fineshade Wood, Northamptonshire, 20 December 2018 - 20 March 2019
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Exhibition Opening

Further Details

Creators/Authors:

Carter, Justin

Abstract:

This body of work, produced in the summer of 2018 (during a funded residency at Fermynwoods), is inspired by the regional relationship between Oak and Ore. During a period of research I explored the site as an area of ancient industry where iron smelters had been fuelled by an abundance of wood fuel from Rockingham Forest. Transforming this historic relationship to the visual I combined oak galls and bark from oak trees with rust removed from local ironstone quarries’ dragline buckets to make ink. I then produced hundreds of experimental klecksographic prints using the ink which were then displayed in the Arches space at Fineshade Wood alongside related objects from the production process.

Official URL:

http://fermynwoods.org/blood-from-stone/

Additional Information:

The exhibition was accompanied by an event including two short talks by Justin Carter and Susannah O’Riordan.

Susannah O’Riordan is the Roots of Rockingham Project Officer for the Back from the Brink project, led by Butterfly Conservation. Susannah discussed the reintroduction of the Chequered Skipper butterfly, extinct in England since 1976, and the restoration and management of a network of woodland sites across the Rockingham Forest area, creating more habitat in which vulnerable species can thrive.

The two speakers discussed connections between their work whilst visiting Justin’s installation at The Arches.

http://fermynwoods.org/justin-carter-susannah-oriordan/

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Nature, Industry, Insects, Zoology, Conservation

Media of Output:

Ink on paper mounted under cast acrylic sheet on MDF with trestle supports

School/Academic Area:

School of Fine Art > Sculpture & Environmental Art

Dates:

Date

Date Type

20 December 2018

Published

Funders:

Arts Council England, The Forestry Commission, The Finnis Scott Foundation, Fermynwoods Contemporary Art

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Event Title:

Blood from Stone – Impressions of Life and Artist Talk with Justin Carter and Susannah O’Riordan

Event Location:

Fineshade Wood, Northamptonshire

Event Dates:

20 December 2018 - 20 March 2019

Projects:

This was the second of four residencies at Fineshade Wood from 2018 to 2020 as part of our two year programme, The Forest Is The Museum. After Edwina fitzPatrick, the following residencies will be with Owl Project, & Abigail Lane.

Output Type:

Show/Exhibition

Output ID:

6435

Date Deposited:

09 Jan 2019 09:25

Last Modified:

15 Jun 2023 09:13

Deposited By:

Justin Carter

Staff Profiles

Justin Carter

Lecturer in Sculpture & Environmental Art

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