Exhibition
Country Estate / Council Estate
15 Feb 2024 – 25 Feb 2024
Regular hours
- Thursday
- 12:00 – 17:00
- Friday
- 12:00 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 12:00 – 17:00
- Sunday
- 12:00 – 17:00
Free admission
Address
- Harold Wharf
- 6 Creekside
- London
- SE8 4SA
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Deptford(via London Bridge / Deptford Bridge DLR
Event map
Steve Burden’s work investigates ancestry and heritage. His most recent body of work is a response to researching his DNA and finding a link to 11th-century Norman Monarchy, prompting him to think about land ownership and the birth of the class system.
About
Steve Burden’s work investigates ancestry and heritage. Born in a Deptford council flatand going on to complete a degree at Goldsmiths, Burden has butted against the
inherent classicism of art higher education. His most recent body of work is a response to
researching his DNA and finding a link to 11th century Norman aristocracy, prompting
him to think about land ownership and the birth of the class system. His work shows the
thin veil between class divides, how a few centuries can move a family from castle to
council estate. The work blurs the line between figuration and abstraction, the energy of
application noticeable in Burden’s fluid, lyrical marks. This blending of materials mirrors
his breaking of boundaries in a socially constructed hierarchy. In Burden’s work, we see a
questioning of the status quo, handled with defiance and playfulness in equal measure.
