About this Event
Artists Amanda Wallwork and Frances Hatch are joined by geologist Sam Scriven to discuss their shared passion for material landscape as well as expand on the differences between their process, practice and desired outcomes.
All three speakers work intensively with the landscapes of this area and bring to the discussion richly individual perspectives around their relationship with rock, earth and experience of place.
The event will take place in Amanda Wallwork’s studio where guests will be able to see Amanda’s Colour of Time earth laboratory exhibition.
Wednesday 27 May
Doors open 6.30pm
Talk starts at 7pm
Tickets: £6 pay online or cash on the door
If you want to be sure of a seat please book – limited seating available
Event Contact: [email protected]
Access: The studio is up two flights of stairs, with a seat on the landing between.
Toilet on ground floor.
Carpark nearby
Sam Scriven
Sam Scriven has worked on the Jurassic Coast for over twenty years, developing a deep and practical understanding of one of the world’s most important geological landscapes. Throughout his career, he has played a central role in conserving the coast’s internationally significant geology while also helping to interpret and communicate its extraordinary stories to a wide range of audiences, from local communities to international visitors.
He is currently Principal Officer for World Heritage at Dorset Council, where he provides strategic leadership and expert advice on the protection, management, and long-term stewardship of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. His work involves balancing conservation with access, responding to environmental change, and ensuring that the site’s Outstanding Universal Value is safeguarded for future generations.
With extensive experience in heritage management, conservation policy, and public engagement, Sam is particularly interested in how geological landscapes shape cultural identity and how heritage sites can adapt to the challenges of climate change and a rapidly changing world. He brings a thoughtful, authoritative, and engaging perspective to discussions about landscape, time, and the future of world heritage.
Frances Hatch
Frances makes work outdoors. This has always been the case- since her East Anglian childhood. She now lives in Dorset with a studio base on the Isle of Portland – close to the Chesil Beach.
‘Over a lifetime of painting outdoors, dust, grit, paws, frost, thaw, hail, gale and rain have repeatedly taken control of outcome. Work has been softened by rain, chewed by mice, nibbled by snails, trampled by cows, or erased by rain.’
Frances’ current works are infused with the geology of each location as well as with organic matter and man-made debris. She integrates resident materials with water-based media (watercolour, acrylic and gouache).
‘My stance has shifted from working in a place to working with Place.
I invite the land into conversation, sometimes it is quick to respond, and at other times reluctant.’
Frances creates pieces that are both a witness to and a record of time spent with the land: she sees them as containers of experience.
Frances’ work is currently available to view across the road at Sladers Yard and at Bridport Arts Centre until 6 June.
(DAW venue 183 and 200)
www.franceshatch.co.uk @francesahatch
Amanda Wallwork
Amanda’s artistic practice is driven by an ongoing enquiry into landscape - a search for a deeper understanding beyond the purely aesthetic. Informed by a process of immersion, extraction and abstraction the work is a re-interpretation of data that seeks to reveal what is not immediately apparent – what cannot always be seen on the surface.
“My relationship with rock is a fundamental one - something ever-present, something unspoken, a sense felt from earliest memory.
However, it wasn’t until I took a boat trip and viewed the coast from the sea, seeing the colours of the cliffs, that the full realisation struck me - that these strata were once landscapes from millions of years ago and set me on a journey of exploration and excitement, fascinated by the stories landscapes hold.
While colour is often the initial point of attraction, it is the stories held within a material or place that sustain the work. The rocks and pigments I use in much of my current practice serve as inspiration, reference, and sometimes as the material itself. Unlike many artists, I rarely make paint from these materials; instead, I work with them as evidence representing place, carrying data formed over millions of years and embodying deep time. “
www.amandawallwork.com @amanda_wallwork
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
DT6 4EL, The Old Timberyard, Bridport, United Kingdom
GBP 6.00
