What we lose in the fire
A violent stab of loneliness,
swimming between spaces,
fuelling an insatiable hunger,
then out of the darkness
I return to the forest
relent,
repent,
dissent…
Responding to your whispers
Intrigued by the imposed audio limitations placed upon your artist group, I can assure you that your whispers are coming through ‘loud and clear’.
Observing you on your ‘island’, your cell, I can connect with you from my ‘natural soapbox’ (a large protruding rock within the valley). I will respond with a ‘rant’ with a self-imposed limitation that it should come from this place. However, the quest for clarity of thought, of word, of action risks going unseen.
Art that brings ashes to life
“Art que reneix les cendres” – which is Catalan for Art that brings ashes to life is the title of a recent article in the Lectura supplement of the Segre Diari newspaper. Read the rest of this entry »
Laboratory of Dissent Symposium 2019
Excited to be taking part in this year’s dissent symposium with Chapel Arts Studios at Winchester School of Art on the 2nd of November. “In a climate of polarisation, join us to explore how dissent might be a creative action”… Launch event – get your tickets here…
Inside the Forest
June 2019 saw the worst forest fire in 25 years in the Ribera d’Ebre region of Catalunya burning over 6000 hectares of pine, olive and almond trees. As part of a creative initiative entitled ‘Cendrart’ – ‘cendra’ meaning ash in Catalan – I was invited to create a site-specific work for temporary exhibition within the cremated forest.
Art as a seed to revive forests
A quote from organiser Lidia Sabate about the recent sculptural installation in the cremated forest, “One of the installations that caught my attention has been that of Sarah Misselbrook.
Forest fire
The weekend of the 5th and 6th of October 2019 was an intense period spent moving between the burnt trees of the Maials area of the Ribera d’Ebre region of Catalunya, one of the affected areas of the forest fire in June of this year.
Cendrart
A temporary exhibition presenting a site specific sculptural installation within the forest fire affected area of the Ribera d’Ebre region of Catalunya. Working alongside 30 other artists Read the rest of this entry »
Cendrart
‘Maials gives life to its ashes’… The burnt territory of Maials caused by the huge forest fire this summer in the Ribera d’Ebre region will be converted this weekend into an open air gallery. 30 artists from all over Catalunya Read the rest of this entry »