Back Garden Residency, curated by Ros Bason, took place over

a period of six months in 2022/23.  Seven artists were invited to

respond to an intimate place interpreted as ‘garden’.  

 

‘Clearing a back garden ahead of a house move this place had been

a sanctuary and left to develop its own wildness, while I sat and watched

and listened.

 

Out of that space I gathered objects, sound and film that seemed

curiously beautiful to me. Plants observed through many cycles of life,

including a leaf turned to a poised and translucent form.

An old garden chair I recalled from a childhood sunroom, its memory

bound by salty air and tea times in the sun.

 

Wonder continues to infuse the process of looking and discovery;

how light can regenerate life in the most unlikely of circumstances'.

 

Residency outcomes were first shown through an Instagram takeover.

Ros Bason  curated Frankie Williams, Camilla Stacey, Katka Lengvarska,

Caroline Pick and Dean Melbourne.  @backgardenresidency1  

 

Artists were invited to exhibit at Daisy Laing Gallery, Penzance in May of 2024.

 

Final exhibit: film projection, mixed media installation, photography.