As
part of the site06 exhibitions and events programme, various
Walking the Land projects were initiated at Capel Mill, Stroud. A
site of historical importance, the former dye mill was turned into
a temporary art gallery showing of the work of participating artists
and writers. |
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 'Drawing Machine'. Richard Keating |
 'Mill Portraits series'. Kel Portman |
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Walking the Land artists Richard
and Tom Keating and Kel Portman developed individual responses to
this special site using a variety of media; Richard Keating invited
the public to participate with his 'River-powered' Drawing Machine',
echoing the colours used in the Mill's dye processes; Tom Keating
used a webcam to explore new introspective visions of the fast flowing
river; Kel Portman projected large-scale photographic portraits of
passers-by into the vast spaces under the viaduct. in another project
he used the Public's one-word comments about Capel Mill written
and displayed on 'Stroud Scarlet' ribbons and then transposed to
collaged texts projected into the darkened interior spaces of the
MIll. |
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| Other works
on show included 'Tear Here', a sound and sculpture installation by
Oogoo Maia that dealt with issues of memory and forgetting, abandonment
and remembrance. 'The starting point for 'Circumscribe' by Louisa Fairclough and Sean Borodale was a circular cycle ride around Stroud. This was then transcribed in twenty-four stanzas and resolved as a study in sound. |
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 Alex and Carlos with their winning photographs |
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| Walking
the Land also sponsored a cash bursary for what judges felt was
the artwork that best reflected Capel Mill's personality and site.
Joint winners were photographers Alex Caminada and Carlos Ordonez seen here with their
innovative and evocative images of The Mill.
• Click to see the prize winning images of Alex Caminada and Carlos Ordonez |
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