A Cake of Painted Tin: Virtual panel discussion

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Following Studio KIND’s November exhibition ‘A Cake of Painted Tin’, artist Katy Richardson alongside collaborators and Lucy Rollins (independent curator) will discuss the moving image & sound work exploring the experiences of writer Antonia White with particular reference to her time at Bethlem Hospital in the early 1920s, and a wider discourse around mental health then and now.

A Cake of Painted Tin translates White’s experience into the bodies, voices and gestures of these women collaborators, creating echoes across the almost 100 years since her incarceration at Bethlem. Made in collaboration with an all-female crew, a collective solidarity and empathy manifests here in the present – not just with and for White, but also each other. This panel discussion will shine a light on the part that collaborators have each played in the making of the work, discussing the collaboration and the practices of those involved.

There will be an opportunity for audience members to participate in the conversation throughout the panel discussion.

Katy Richardson (b. 1977, Cuckfield) is an artist based in Plymouth, UK. Her moving image, installation and sound works draw on research into trauma, haunting, memory and mental health.

katyrichardson.co.uk

Studio KIND. is an artist-led gallery space in Braunton, North Devon. Founded as a community interest company in 2020, Studio KIND. presents the work of both local and national, early-career and established artists through an ambitious and diverse programme of exhibitions and events, curated to excite imaginations, challenge perceptions and create connections.

studiokind.org.uk

KARST is South West England's largest independent artist-led contemporary arts gallery and studio space, and is a space for taking risks, where artists and curators can experiment, provoke, disrupt and innovate.

karst.org.uk

A Cake of Painted Tin is funded by Arts Council England using public funding from the National Lottery. The exhibition is a collaboration between Studio KIND. in North Devon, and KARST in Plymouth, creating links between the Northern and Southern arts communities of the region.

'A Cake of Painted Tin' is open at Studio KIND. from 5th to 27th November, open Wednesday to Saturday, 12:30-5:30pm.