Recycled materials: steel, copper, fabric, twine, plastic, latex
2021
Photo by Jenna Miles, The Gauge Museum, Bishops Lydeard Station
Hope of a Tree relates to Fiona’s concerns around waste, and human imposition on the rest of nature. From constriction to regeneration, broken umbrella structures playfully suggest branching tree forms, rising up beyond the grid. Hand sewn patches of textiles and plastic offer shelter, though precarious. Stitch references ‘invisible hands’ all over the world, repair in response to world destruction. Yellow is for hope and optimism. The work was inspired by The Overstory, a book by Richard Powers. ‘..there is hope of a tree, if it goes down, that it will sprout again..’
The sculptural installation was created for Inch by IN:CH - a travelling project, 2021. Fiona co-curated the artist-led travelling exhibition, bringing contemporary art out of galleries, into community areas. 11 artists toured work in an outward spiral around south west UK, engaging the public with events.
Events included artist workshops, in-conversations and Drawing in Cases sessions.
Dates: 29 May - 3 Oct ’21
Venues: Multiple venues included The Garages, Bath Artists Studios; Frome Museum (spiral staircase), part of Frome Festival; East Somerset Railway, Cranmore; Backwell Playhouse, near Bristol; Found Outdoors, Wiltshire; and The Gauge Museum, Bishops Lydeard Station, West Somerset Railway, Taunton.
At each venue, the focus and work changed.
© Copyright Fiona Campbell. All rights reserved, 2021
The Gauge Museum, Bishops Lydeard Station
Photo by Rich Cassidy, Found Outdoors, Wiltshire
Photo by Rich Cassidy, Found Outdoors, Wiltshire
Found Outdoors, Wiltshire
Photo by James Thornton, Found Outdoors, Wiltshire
Photo by Rich Cassidy, Found Outdoors, Wiltshire
Photo by Rich Cassidy, Found Outdoors, Wiltshire
Photo by Rich Cassidy, Found Outdoors, Wiltshire
Photo by Linda Ashe, Backwell Playhouse, near Bristol
Photo by Linda Ashe, Backwell Playhouse, near Bristol
Photo by James Thornton, Backwell Playhouse, near Bristol
Photo by James Thornton, Backwell Playhouse, near Bristol
Photo by James Thornton, Backwell Playhouse, near Bristol
Photo by James Thornton, East Somerset Railway, Cranmore
Photo by James Thornton, East Somerset Railway, Cranmore
Photo by Linda Ashe, East Somerset Railway, Cranmore
Photo by Linda Ashe, East Somerset Railway, Cranmore
East Somerset Railway, Cranmore
East Somerset Railway, Cranmore
East Somerset Railway, Cranmore
East Somerset Railway, Cranmore
Photo by David Bird, Frome Museum
Photo by James Thornton, Frome Museum
Frome Museum
Photo by Jack Robson, Frome Museum
Photo by Jack Robson, Frome Museum
Photo by Jack Robson, Frome Museum
Photo by David Bird, Frome Museum
Frome Museum
Frome Museum
Frome Museum
Frome Museum
Photo by Justine Bonner, Frome Museum
Photo by James Thornton, The Garages, Bath Artists Studios
Photo by James Thornton, The Garages, Bath Artists Studios
Photo by James Thornton, The Garages, Bath Artists Studios
Photo by Shirley Sharp, The Garages, Bath Artists Studios
Photo by James Thornton, The Garages, Bath Artists Studios
Photo by Shirley Sharp, The Garages, Bath Artists Studios
The Garages, Bath Artists Studios
This short film shows the prep work leading to the making of Hope of a Treeby Fiona Campbell.
The sculptural installation was created for Inch by IN:CH (www.inchbyinch.uk) - a travelling project, 2021. Fiona co-curated the artist-led travelling exhibition, bringing contemporary art out of galleries, into community areas. 11 artists toured work in an outward spiral around south west UK, engaging the public with events.
Fiona's piece Hope of a Tree is made from recycled materials: steel, copper, fabric, twine, plastic, latex and relates to her concerns around waste, and human imposition on the rest of nature. From constriction to regeneration, broken umbrella structures playfully suggest branching tree forms, rising up beyond the grid. Hand sewn patches of textiles and plastic offer shelter, though precarious. Stitch references ‘invisible hands’ all over the world, repair in response to world destruction. Yellow is for hope and optimism. The work was inspired by The Overstory, a book by Richard Powers. ‘..there is hope of a tree, if it goes down, that it will sprout again..’
Audio: Lukewarm Hazy - Asher Fulero
Hope of a Tree is a piece Fiona made for Inch by IN:CH, an artist-led travelling project she co-curated. Each artist made work in a case, which they transported to non-gallery spaces around South West UK from May-October, 2021. It was about taking work into the heart of the community.