inspiring exhibition

a little outing today took us to Forty Hall in Enfield - an exhibition of Rob Kesseler's work called Silken Cells was the attraction and well worth the short journey - botanically inspired works on different media, dotted around throughout the 17th century house

there were:








hangings of silk, printed with massively enlarged images of botanical samples at a cellular level

a table laid with a silk tablecloth which was printed with a background of magnified woven silk overlaid with microscope images of pollen grains, on top of this were plates decorated with more microscope images of mulberry bark and leaves

 

plant material preserved in glass forms

from above

from below

and a table of two plates of glass sandwiching dried wildflowers picked in greece, which was rather desirable







sometimes there were links between the exhibits and the house but not always - for example the use of plants which are in the grounds

so i bought the book and hope to find out more about the artist and his work







the house itself has recently undergone significant renovation and conservation work - various aspects of the house which were discovered during the conservation process are also signposted and exhibited - down a corridor on the top floor was a series of pictures made from x-rays of objects found in and around the house structure - we thought these deserved an exhibition of their own, but in a way it was nice to come across them during the exploration of the house, almost all of which is on show

..... and there was a good tea-room with delish home made, fresh, warm scones - if you want cake i think you need to arrive early