‘Mind The Map’ exhibition opens to the public at the London Transport Museum, Covent Garden, London, on the 18th of May. Susan’s commissioned piece ‘Memento’ will be on show, see images. The piece is made from hundreds of old paper tickets that form a world map. It’s a memento to the paper ticket, that you could keep and save as a reminder of a journey. A thing of the past, now being replaced by swipe cards and digital technology.
Susan has also made limited edition silk scarfs and handkerchieves that will be for sale in the museums shop.
Other artists in the exhibition include Agnes Poitevin-Navarre, Jeremy Wood, Claire Brewster, Stephen Walter, and Simon Patterson.
Mind The Map, exhibition and commission for the London Transport Museum May 2012
The commissioned work ‘Memento’ is progressing well. The tickets are beautiful, colourful and loaded with history and nostalgia. I’ve received many tickets accompanied by letters from people telling of their journeys and lives. So much poignant material to work with.
http://blog.ltmuseum.co.uk/2011/susan-stockwell-mind-the-map-artist/
‘Cycle Map Dress Study’ ©Susan Stockwell 2010. paper maps and glue. 45cm x 20cm. purchased by the London Transport Museum for their collection 2010.
Museums at Night, Culture 24
I have been selected along with 9 other artists to take part in this event. Watch this space to see which museum wins me! its either the Fitzwilliam in Cambridge, Wolverhampton Museum or Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery. Click on the link below for more information-
http://www.culture24.org.uk/places%20to%20go/museums%20at%20night/connect10/art375245
Susan showed at the London Art Fair with Tag Fine Art 18th-22nd January
Susan showed a number of works with TAG Fine Art at the London Art Fair, 18th-22nd January.
‘Japan’, ©Susan Stockwell 2007. Japanese paper & mount board 75 x65x 3.1cm 1/5 E.V.
‘Jerusalem’ ©Susan Stockwell 2011 recycled computer components 1.7m x 1.4m
All Stitched-Up
This quilt exhibition at Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, London was curated by Susan. It’s a development from the show in the summer of 2011 at the Florence Nightingale Museum, St Thomas’ Hospital. In this exhibition there were more quilts made by inmates from Wandsworth prison with the support of the charity Fine Cell Work.
Susan made a new quilt for the show about the life of Gandhi with Rupees, maps and ribbon, illustrated. Ended January 14th 2012.
Article in Crafts Magazine about ‘World’
http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/crafts-magazine/news/view/2011/susan-stockwells-world?from=/crafts-magazine/news/list/2011/10
Susan working on ‘World’ in the studio 2010
Blog Post about my commissioned piece ‘World’
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2011/11/susan-stockwell/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+colossal+%28Colossal%29
