The Lighter Side
A photographic journey through joy at Hestercombe
This event has ended
Join artists Emma Critchley, Feral Practice with Megan Broadmeadow, Hannah Fletcher, Lydia Halcrow, Jem Southam and curator Tim Martin to explore and discuss the themes and work that led to the creation of the current exhibition What Stories Make Worlds.
The exhibition title draws inspiration from Donna Haraway's words in her book ‘Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene’: “It matters what matters we use to think other matters with; it matters what stories we tell to tell other stories with; it matters what knots knot knots, what thoughts think thoughts, what descriptions describe descriptions, what ties tie ties. It matters what stories make worlds, what worlds make stories.”
The event will explore how this group of artists respond to our relationship with landscape and the environment at a time of climate change and biodiversity collapse. It will not only reflect on Haraway’s words but also on ideas around journeying to, along and within oceans, shorelines, estuaries, rivers, forests, hills and gardens.
Refreshments provided.
Tickets & Dates
- Friday 18th October (1.30pm to 5pm)
- £12 per person
You may also be interested in...
The Portman Family
Explore the fascinating history of the Portman family and their Hestercombe estate.
Halloween at Hestercombe
This spooky season, Hestercombe has a whole host of fantastically frightful activities to keep mini witches and wizards magically occupied - best of all this October half-term (Saturday 25th October to Sunday 2rd November), children go free!
Agroforestry systems including Forest Gardens for food production
This course is for you if you would like to incorporate trees within your growing area, or would like to understand better the benefits of trees within your plot.
Syntropic Agroforestry systems
This course is for you if you want to super charge your agroforestry system to produce more and quicker!
Autumn: GPS Embroidery - On Cultivation
GPS Embroidery is an ongoing walking project that aims to broaden ideas about who-gets-to-write-what in and about the British landscape. Artist and Writer Lizzie Philps will be creating a series of exhibitions, walks and writings at Hestercombe in 2025-26 as part of a DYCP grant from the Arts Council.
RGB (Red) - a series of walks led by artist and writer Lizzie Philps.
Sunday 9th November, 1pm and 3pm: Free with Garden entry. Join artist and writer Lizzie Philps on a tour of the gardens to coincide with the season of fading light. Expect to use all your senses on this gently participatory walk.
Basic Edible Horticulture
Do you want to start growing food? We start from step 1 in your food growing journey, including sowing, planting out & watering
Event Location
Hestercombe GalleryHestercombe Gardens
Cheddon Fitzpaine
Taunton
Somerset
TA2 8LG