Tales of Absence, 'What ifs' and Salvation
3rd November to 25th November .
11am - 9pm Monday - Friday, 5pm - 9pm Saturdays
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Free
Discover a different perspective on the history of
Wilton’s in this new exhibition of works inspired by hidden gems from our
archives.
Featuring individual and collaborative artworks
curated into themed story boxes, you are invited to consider the journey from
inspiration to creation, and to examine the role of the archive and as a source
of curiosity and creative possibility.
As well as hints and clues to the history of the building
and its environment, you'll also meet the many different people who have
walked its floors and treaded the boards. Themes uncovered and reinterpreted by
the Collective include: the women of Wilton’s; tea and Christianity; textiles
and identity, and the handwritten sermon notes of the Reverend Tom Collins.
The Storybox Collective is a London-based group
of designers and illustrators exploring the potential of archival research
through collaborative making. Its founder Clare
Conway, design practitioner and Senior Lecturer at Kingston School of Art, established
the Collective as an approach to revivify archives as a source of creative
potential.
‘Archives are frequently seen as fusty repositories
where you have to know
what you’re looking for in order to find it. If you
turn this on its head, and rummage
through them with an open and inquisitive mind, who
knows what you’ll discover ...’
Artwork by Storybox Collective members:
Anna German
Clare Conway
Julia Buckley
Ilaria
Antolini
Maisie Noble
Marta Cubeddu
Matt Hams
Paul Bush
Poppy Parry
Faan (Peeticha) Kongrit