Estuary, Beacon and Hadleigh-in-Place

Callery, S. (2013) Estuary, Beacon and Hadleigh-in-Place. Exhibit at: Estuary, Beacon and Hadleigh in Place. Three locations: Estuary - five-day barge trip from Tower Bridge to the Thames estuary mouth; Beacon - Hadleigh Junior School, Essex; Hadleigh in Place - Association for Cultural Advancement through Visual Art (ACAVA) studios, June 2011 – May 2013.

Estuary, Beacon and Hadleigh in P ...

Estuary, Beacon and Hadleigh in P ...

Estuary, Beacon and Hadleigh in P ...

Item Type:	Show/Exhibition
Abstract:	Estuary, Beacon and Hadleigh-in-Place are elements of a research based project examining the landscape of the Thames Estuary from Tower Bridge to Southend-on-Sea. I am an instigator and contributor to this ongoing project and work with arts coordinator Ben Eastop. The significance of the project is to produce a timely creative record of the estuarine landscape in anticipation of a period of change. The principle agent of change is the construction of the deep sea container port at Shellhaven, Essex. Estuary brought together a multi-disciplinary group of creative practitioners to undertake a five-day barge trip from Tower Bridge to the estuary mouth. The intention was to experience, discuss and initiate works in relation to the estuarine environment. Attitudes and approaches to work were shaped by rigorous structured debate throughout the journey. Beacon was a project working with Year 6 school children from Hadleigh Junior School, Essex to reveal their understandings and relationship to the landscape of the Thames estaury. I collaborated with BBC Essex producer Ian Wyatt and sound engineer John Cameron McIntosh to produce an hour long radio programme delivered entirely by the children from their own scripts broadcast to coincide with Olympic mountain-biking event held at Hadleigh. Hadleigh in Place was based at ACAVA studios, Hadleigh and involved practitioners Rachel Lichtenstein, writer, Mat Do, Damein Green, Simon Callery, Sue Robinson, artists. My aspect of the project involved working with geologists from the Essex Rock & Mineral Society to devise and deliver public walks and to produce a photographic text and image based artwork. The significance of this work was in revealing common areas of interest in current thinking in art and geology.
Additional Information:	Ben Eastop, arts producer; Simon Callery, artist; Luke Eastop, Designer; Sefryn Penrose, archaeologist; Rachel Lichtenstein, writer; John Eacott, composer; James Price, film maker. Exhibition and workshops.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	callery, simon, estuary, beacon, hadleigh, thames
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) > N7560 Special subjects of art > N8213 Landscapes in art
Creators:	Callery, Simon
Funders or Sponsors:	Arts Council England (ACE), Metal, Southend, Southend Borough Council, Essex County Council, Association for Cultural Advancement through Visual Art (ACAVA)
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:	Faculties > Faculty of Arts, Science & Technology > Fine Art
Date:	May 2013
Date Type:	Publication
Event Title:	Estuary, Beacon and Hadleigh in Place
Event Dates:	June 2011 – May 2013
Event Location:	Three locations: Estuary - five-day barge trip from Tower Bridge to the Thames estuary mouth; Beacon - Hadleigh Junior School, Essex; Hadleigh in Place - Association for Cultural Advancement through Visual Art (ACAVA) studios
Language:	English
Media of Output:	Photographs, text
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/6540

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