As the tide retreats, if you stand quietly on the edge of the sea, have you stepped between worlds? When you walk on damp sand where the sea once flowed, do you feel a sense of connection?
This nebulous feeling inspired the theme of the exhibition. The title derives from an ancient term, ‘thin place’, that describes a thinning between worlds. In this exhibition, Jen Fox and Paeony Lewis respond to emotions felt at low tide, in a gallery overlooking the sea.
The two artists first met on the Norwich University of the Arts’ Fine Art MA. Jen is inspired by walking and will display jesmonite footprints, melting ice feet, and images. Paeony’s practice uses the materiality of cameraless photography. Silk ripple watergrams will hang from the ceiling, with abstract kelp lumen prints and chemigrams made from seaweed developer on the walls.
THIN PLACES is at Cromer Artspace on the prom, on the Norfolk coast (if parking, aim for the Runton Road long-stay car park on the cliff edge, and then walk down).
4-15 Sept 2024, daily 11am-4pm.
Artist talk with refreshments at 4pm on Sat 7 Sept, repeated Fri 13 Sept.
Insta: @foxjenart @paeonylewis