DAVID FOSTER | EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE LISTENING

Photography responding to places associated with Paul Nash

Preview EVENT 9 June 2017, 5.30-8pm

Refreshments provided, free parking, all welcome

Exhibition continues until 30 June
Open Wednesday – Saturday, 11am – 3pm and by appointment

David Foster’s current project is a photographic exploration of places in Southern England associated with the painter, photographer and writer Paul Nash. Foster has an abiding interest in the interface between nature and culture, and in the traces and objects left behind by human presence in the landscape. Drawn to edgelands and abandoned places, to woodlands and coastal areas, Foster often engages with place in the context of the work of other artists, responding intuitively to the locations in which they worked and to the imagery they created there.

See images from David’s project on Twitter or on Facebook

Associated Events

Photography Walk with David Foster, 10 June 3pm      

Meet at Rye Creative Centre Gallery at 3pm and fuel up with tea and cake. The artist David Foster will then lead a walk through the local countryside. During the walk, David will discuss Paul Nash’s work in relation to the local landscape, and share some aspects of his own artistic engagement with the area. Walkers are invited to bring along their cameras for this event and discuss their own work. Following the walk, we will repair to a pub in Rye for drinks and dinner (optional – not included in the cost of the walk).

Guided Walk (including tea & cake) £5. Please book in advance at: assist@ryecreativecentre.co.uk

Artist’s Talk, 12 June 7pm                                                                                                  

At this free evening event, David Foster will discuss the ways in which his practice responds to the work of Paul Nash. He will discuss the new work created for the exhibition and take questions from the audience.

Free Event, donations bar.

In Conversation with David Foster and Dave McKean, 22 June 7pm

This event promises to be popular; join us for an informal In Conversation evening with artist David Foster and Dave McKean. Dave McKean is an illustrator, writer, musician and filmmaker who has worked with an impressive variety of creative figures including Neil Gaiman, Richard Dawkins, the Rolling Stones and Heston Blumenthal. He has worked on several graphic novels such as Arkham Asylum and the award winning Cages. In 2016, Dave wrote and illustrated Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash, a graphic novel and accompanying performance work. Dave transferred the book to a series of projections, wrote an hour’s worth of orchestral music and songs, and performed the resulting piece at the Somme Memorial in Amiens, and, after several festival performances, at the opening of Tate Britain’s Paul Nash retrospective in 2016.

Tickets £5, donations bar. Please book in advance at: assist@ryecreativecentre.co.uk