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Stephen Hitchin
Exhibition
Stephen Hitchin: Shooting The Sun
2 Mar 2019 – 14 Apr 2019
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 21:00
Address
- Williamson Art Gallery & Museum,
- Slatey Road
- Birkenhead
England - CH43 4UE
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Nearest bus stop Borough Road, opposite Birkenhead Central Library
- Nearest station Birkenhead Central, good regular connection to Liverpool City Centre & across Wirral
About
Stephen cites the extreme environment of the maritime world as the main inspiration for his work. It is the energy and the continually changing environment which he finds inspiring for his practice. Artists have been captivated by the sea for centuries: romance, tragedy, myths, exploration, trade and communication have all been facilitated by the sea.
Navigation was traditionally based on plotting your course by ‘Shooting the Sun’. The term refers to measuring the altitude of the sun in order to determine latitude, essential in locating your true position at sea.
The work for this exhibition is principally made of marble and concerned with three dimensional space, form and line. His sculptures offer as much importance to space and shadows as to the solidity of material. Each work changes with light and viewpoint reflecting the environment that inspired them.
