"In der Ebene" is an annual large scale programme of art, literature and music involving multiple partnerships between the Kunstvereins north and south of the Rhine, including: ArToll Kunstlabor e.V.; Kunstarchiv Peter Kerschgens Kunstverein Emmerich e.V.; Kunstverein Xanten e.V.; Niederrheinischer Kunstverein e.V; Stadtwerke Wesel; Universität Duisburg-Essen; and Verein für Heimatschutz e.V., Kranenburg. The programme
As one of three artists from the UK invited to participate in the programme, we have each been allocated a building North of the Rhine (North Rhine-Westphalia) in which we have created works in response to the physical/psychical imprint of the last battles of WWII which took place in the area during March & April, 1945. My solo exhibition, Unter dem stillen Himmel/Under a Quiet Sky, occupies the whole of the Haus im Park, Rheinpark 1, 46446 Emmerich. Works being exhibited include 2 video works and 12 paintings which explore ideas of temporality, recollection, stillness and the suspended moment.
The exhibition opening was led by a speech by Director of the Programme, Carla Gottwein and followed by a talk about my work by Curator Susanne Figner from Museum Kurhaus Kleve. The exhibition continues from 24th May to 14th July 2019.
The exhibition has been supported by the Ministerium fur Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordefhein-Westfalen; Sparkasse Rhein-Mass; Rudolf W. Stahr-Sozial-und Kulturstiftung and the Canada Council for the Arts.
