last updated: 28 November 2011)
Elemental: exhibition at Salthouse Church, Norfolk in August 2011
During the late summer, Trevor and Imogen took part in a major exhibition at St Nicholas's Church, Salthouse, by the SAW artists' group (Antonia Soto, Imogen and Trevor Ashwin and Lynda Williams).
SAW is a informal collective of four contemporary artists who have lived and worked in Norfolk for many years. Elemental, which had been in development for over three years leading up to the show, included new multidisciplinary work made specifically for this exhibition. Some of the work referenced and engaged directly with the history and location of the church, and with other places in Salthouse parish. This was especially true of Imogen and Trevor's contributions, many of which were based on fieldwork at many of the prehistoric burial sites for which Salthouse is well known.
For further information about the SAW group, please visit www.sawnorfolk.net. The exhibition was assisted by Norfolk County Council and (via Imogen's Howe project) by Arts Council England.
Burgh Castle Roman fort interpretation
For over eighteen months now, Imogen and Trevor have been working with the Norfolk Archaeological Trust to produce a series of interpretation panels providing information for visitors at this spectacular site (http://www.norfarchtrust.org.uk/burgh/index.htm). This project has been generously funded by Natural England, who have also paid for major landscaping and visitor access improvements at the monument.
A series of five panels, created by World Tree, will be sited at the property car park and on a viewing platform overlooking the remarkable vista westward across the Broadland marshes to the west of the monument. As well as covering the history of the site they also draw attention to its rich bird life, and to other aspects of the environment.
The panels are currently being manufactured. We hope that by the end of the year they will be installed and can be enjoyed by visitors!