So, I think that just about rounds things up for now. I am spending the summer in Cornwall working hard and growing vegetables, So will update as often as I can with news of new shows coming up in November. X

So now April is tipping into May and I am gearing up for a show called TWIG at the Vitrine Gallery, London. Come along we can commiserate the results of the General Election together.

TWIG


A group exhibition with works by Ben Chambers, Benny Droscher, Justin Eagle, Katherine Gardner, Ally Mellor, Rennard Milner, Darren Norman, Linda Persson, Natasha Rees, Karen Tang and John Wallbank.

Curated by Alys Williams and Rennard Milner.


8th May – 13th June 2010. Preview Friday 7th May 2010 (6-9pm) -
 RSVP info@vitrinegallery.co.uk

The exhibition TWIG presents the work of eleven artists exploring how the Romantic dream of a correspondence with Nature might live on.
 In what way does our relationship with Nature now manifest itself? Do we question our dependence on it and in what ways can the exchange between Nature and Culture be translated through an artwork? 


A tree, a branch, a twig, a leaf. At the surface of this leaf is where a transaction between Nature and us happens. Is there a place for us to be acknowledged at the receiving end of this? The pivot-point where wildness and understanding – the untamed and the civilized – meet.

These are questions approached in the works of the artists in this exhibition. From the confrontational tech-nature sculpture of Karen Tang to the quietness of human touch in Darren Norman’s modified branch. The mania of the tree roots in Ally Mellor’s photograph to the contemplative quality of Rennard Milner’s ‘Milk’. Nature seems to be communicating here on some unknown level. IS THERE SOMETHING WE SHOULD KNOW?


VITRINE GALLERY Bermondsey Square, London Bridge, London SE1 3FD – wwwvitrinegallery.co.uk
 – info@vitrinegallery.co.uk

Then came February and I was invited to take part in a show at HotYoga, Saskatoon, Canada. The title of the show was ‘wanderings’ so I sent over some new(ish) work and a letter regailing the story of some meteroites that came to be in my possession and also this really awesome quote : “So man’s insanity is heaven’s sense; and wandering from all mortal reason, man comes at last to that celestial thought, which, to reason, is absurd and frantic; and weal or woe, feels then uncompromised, indifferent as his God.” (Herman Melville, ‘Moby Dick)

The guys must have liked it because it ended up as the tagline of the exhibition. I shall upload pictures when I get them.

Then came January and I was asked to show my work “Heolstor” with purge projects at the vulpes vulpes gallery as part of “Changing the Nature” in Clapton east London.

You can view a bit of press about it here

It was good to show “Heolstor” again, it was originally part of a series of works made to be viewed in diminishing light before the onset of total darkness.

Like the Innuit language has many words for snow Old English has many for darkness, “Heolstor” Means hiding place but is perhaps better known now as Heolstor.

Me inside Spectre

…Hello Stranger

Boy oh Boy it has been a while, mainly because I have been busy working on new work but also I hate going poking around the inner workings of my website in case I click the wrong button & all hell breaks loose.
Last summer after I graduated I was lucky enough to be nominated for axiswebs MAstars so I would like to thank them & in particular Julian Lister for getting on my case & Ambrosine Allen for nominating me.
You can view the MAstars website here

Details of a show Ally will be in, do come along if you can x

I shall endeavour to update my blog much more from now on, stay tuned for updates about upcoming shows, things that have inspired me recently and some more photographs of my work. X

From December 12 2009 Ally will be showing new work here;

http://www.sallynoall.co.uk/nildesperandum.html

If you can make it, do come along. X

Apologies for not updating my blog for a long time, I am spending the winter at a studio in Cornwall making new work. Also there was a problem with the mail function on my contact form so if I have not replied to you please don’t take it personally and do get back in touch! X

Ally is currently exhibiting her graduate work in the Royal College of Art Sculpture School,

15-22 Howie Street, London, Sw11 4AS.

The show runs May 28th 11.00 am until 6.00 pm daily ending on June 7th.