A Place For Words: Four Star
What happened?
Visual artist, Jenny Graham, worked with Bristol based performance poet, Ralph Hoyte on a project exploring rural independent garages in the Sedgemoor area of Somerset.
The project – part of Somerset Art Week's ‘Landmarks’ project, 2006 – produced an exhibition of images and words and a series of bumper stickers. Ralph also recorded performances of his pieces which were made available on a project DVD.
Jenny commented about working with Ralph:
"His textual response added a wealth of layers to my visual one and his quirky way of looking at the world and the people who live in it enlivened my passion for a different sort of ‘colour’. It also convinced me that collaborating with a writer is an avenue of practice that I want to explore again as soon as possible."
Working with a writer added another element to the project. Jenny commented that people relate to words and images differently and to combine the two allows for a richer audience experience.
Project Gallery
Text and images from Four Star
Bumper stickers, text by poet Ralph Hoyte
Image from FourStar project
What made it work?
- A good working relationship and commitment to collaboration between the artist and writer. Both created their own response to the subject matter rather than trying to illustrate each other's work.
Further information and links:
« Back to Case Studies, Literature and public art (temporary outcomes)
