3rd – 19th September 2021
In this exhibition created specifically for The Turner House, multidisciplinary artists Mark Corfield-Moore, Verity Coward and Elinor Stanley respond directly to the themes of Welsh myth and craft.
Elinor Stanley’s paintings for Stand On All Fours depict the story of Blodeuwedd, who was formed from flowers to be a perfect wife for Lleu Llaw Gyffes. Blodeuwedd however falls in love with another and plots to kill Lleu. She is finally transformed into an owl as punishment. Stanley uses painitng to create surreal and unnerving compositions that speak to the vigour of the fantastical and its uses throughout history as a means of enhancing the world around us.
Mark Corfield-Moore uses weaving to meditate on past events and experiences. The textile works for Stand On All Fours explore his experience as part of the Thai/British Diaspora and the relationship between language and textiles. Specifically, revisiting memories of childhood picnics at historic properties in the South West of England, which were stirred up by visits to The Turner House. Memories, be they historical or personal, are re-performed through a process incorporating painting and ikat, in which the artist paints images with dye directly onto strands of loose cotton before they are woven.
Verity Coward’s sculptural works for Stand On All Fours use primitive craft, traditional building techniques, and suped-up vehicle modifications to explore the tales of the Cŵn Annwn, the spectral hounds of the Otherworld that haunt the Welsh countryside. Coward is influenced by her rural upbringing and uses an eclectic mix of materials and processes to investigate the overlap of traditional sculpture and the working countryside. Welsh stone carving serves as a key point of reference throughout.
