Claire Barclay - Exhibition Talk

Sat 24 August, 4-5.30pm
Claire Barclay - Exhibition Talk
Venue: Old School Thornhill (OST)

We are delighted to welcome exhibiting artist Claire Barclay back this August. Claire will give a talk at Old School Thornhill (OST) about her current exhibition RAWLESS in the context of her wider practice.

Bringing together materials including wool fabrics, wool crewel yarn, combed wool fleece, sheepskin, lanolin, welded, forged and laser cut steel, rust, machined brass and gorse, RAWLESS comprises a series of interrelated sculptural elements that are mindful of Cample Mill’s history as a site of local woollen yarn and textile manufacture and as a place of both labour and dwelling.

In talking about her use of materials and her interest in the overlaps between the agricultural, industrial and domestic contexts of Cample Mill, Claire has said, 'I'm working with the material properties and their potential to suggest different contexts, different activities, different sensory experiences, memories, historical, cultural references. But I'm doing it in an intuitive way, so that all these different references come together into a sort of hybrid object, an invented object, but that has a sense of something familiar.'

Join us for refreshments and what will be a fascinating opportunity to hear about Claire's practice and the development of her exhibition RAWLESS.

Location:
Old School Thornhill is located about 2 miles from CAMPLE LINE, in the village of Thornhill.
The address is: Old School Thornhill (OST), Station Road, Thornhill, DG3 5DF

You can visit the exhibition itself at CAMPLE LINE ahead of the event: Cample Mill, Cample, Thornhill, DG3 5HD
CAMPLE LINE is open Thursday-Sunday, 11am-4pm (or by appointment out with those times)

Access:
Old School Thornhill (OST) is at ground level and the event space is wheelchair accessible. There is also an accessible bathroom.
Claire Barclay's exhibition at CAMPLE LINE is on the first floor of the gallery and is wheelchair accessible via an exterior lift. More information about accessibility at CAMPLE LINE can be found here: CAMPLE LINE Access information

If you require any advice about how to reach either venue, please be in touch: info@campleline.org.uk or 01848 331 000