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| Jonathan Parsons, Archetypal Scribbles |
Surrey Unearthed is a
programme of ten linked projects exploring the natural materials beneath our
feet through sculpture, installation, film, and writing.
The programme celebrates the importance of the Surrey Hills Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty with its rich history of local industry, farming and
culture shaped by the use of natural materials over time from historic
settlements to Capability Brown landscapes and Arts & Crafts architecture.
Connecting people with their local landscapes, the artists engage others
in their exploration of chalk, sand, clay, grass, wood, and earth. The artists’
research will unearth hidden insights into a particular material, its uses
over time and relevance today. (From Surrey Unearthed website)
Details of the ten projects and a map of their locations can be found here.
See also images and links below.
An exhibition showing the research and development of the Surrey
Unearthed projects featuring maquettes, sculpture, film and drawings is at Leith Hill Place, Dorking until 22 July
The ten projects are as follows (click on links for more details, locations
and associated events.)
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| Jonathan Parsons, Fossil Ocean Floor |
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| Mary Branson, Harvest, 2018 |
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| Alison Carlier, Sounds from a Shallow Sea, 2018 (folk song research) |
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| Leith Hill from the air |
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| Amanda Loomes, Unearthed, 2018 (film still) |
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| Jane Ponsford, collecting materials |
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| Walter Bailey, Dodecahedron, 2000 |
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| Steven Edwards, From Humble Beginnings, 2018 |
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| Bryn Hallett |
