FORGET ME
Curated by Gristle Mountain, a group exhibition of drawings made by artists from across the South East.
11:00 am - 3:00 pm on 13th-14th September 2008
Fort Brockhurst, Gunners Way, Gosport, Hampshire PO12 4DS
Jane Archer, Mike Bartlett, Vanessa Bird, Arturo Casciaro, Rachel Cattle, Nina Clough, Matthew Corbin Bishop, Annabel Dover, Natalie Dowse, Kier Eyles, Patrick Galway, Rebecca Gould, John Green, Paul Harber, Nicole Ingham, Sanam Khatibi, Liz Kent, Noemi Lakmaier, Cathy Lomax, Kate Marshall, Alex Michon, Matthew Parsons, Rachel Potts, Harry Pye, Iain Rayner, Fran Richardson, Keara Stewart, Margaret Sturton, Annabel Tilley, Jo Tindal, and Sam Treadaway.
Forget me revolves around the theme of memory, how drawing can provoke and stimulate the imagination with regard to personal delusion and the possible narratives found in architecture. Each artist has contributed a drawing depicting a story or situation from their past. These stories are either based on completely real events or are a total fabrication. Drawing is a highly personal activity; it generally requires an intimate and immediate response. The work included in the exhibition deals predominantly within the realms of the handmade and heartfelt.
Gristle Mountain founder and artist/curator Patrick Galway said: ‘Fort Brockhurst has an intense psychological atmosphere, with the space lending itself well to framing the artwork. A cloying nostalgia, a teenage overreaction, a retired hobbyist aesthetic, and a complacent misery, this and much more will be found at Forget me.’
The drawings will be exhibited in the central keep and visitors will also have the chance to see a Dada-South GO MAKE! artist residency Hidden Battles lead by Artist Caroline Cardus.
About Gristle Mountain
Gristle Mountain is an independent artist-run non-static gallery concept. Each exhibition will be shown in a place that is not exclusively an art space and will be based around a particular theme, being a playful investigation as to how art objects change the space they inhabit.
About Hidden Battles
Hidden Battles is part of Go Make! and was jointly commissioned by Dada-South and English Heritage. Dada-South is the South-East’s thriving Disability Arts Development Agency, creating new and exciting opportunities to accelerate Deaf and disabled people’s careers in the arts. Go Make! is a programme that commissions new work by Deaf and disabled artists and creative practitioners, providing opportunities to develop their practice and profile within the context of excellence.
About Fort Brockhurst
Fort Brockhurst was built in the 1860s as part of the defence of Portsmouth Harbour and provided military accommodation well into the 20th century. The site has stayed relatively the same throughout its history and is currently used as a museum store for English Heritage artefacts.
Old Age
The first show at Gristle Mountain, held in October 2007, can be found
at http://gristlemountain.blogspot.com/
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