'Beaten Earth' a new exhibition for Torre Abbey Historic House

Free Event in the Cellarer's Undercroft

Kate's performed activity will take place during the last 2 weeks of July on these days only:
Tues 21; Weds 22; Thurs 23;
Sun 26; Mon 27; Tues 28; Weds 29; Thurs 30

Beaten Earth is from a new 2-part exhibition developed during the Smooth Space-Torre Abbey Residency project.

Kate will be be making her own contemporary excavations in the floor of the Undercroft and invites you to come and watch her activities and find out more about what she discovered from her research at Torre Abbey.

Kate was in residence at Torre Abbey for 12 months from June 2014 to June 2015. Her period of research began just as Torre Abbey re-opened to the public following the second phase of an extensive Heritage Lottery funded restoration project. She became captivated by the building, viewing it as part of its extensive collections and her work reflects this fascination.

Built over 800 years ago, Torre Abbey is a historic house, museum, gallery and scheduled monument and carries its history in its reconfigured spaces - from the smashed and broken remnants of its Medieval church to disappeared corridors and hidden rooms. The new 2-part exhibition - Mutability (a huge projected animation) and Beaten Earth (performed 'excavations' in the Medieval Cellarer's Undercroft) - are reflections on defining the changing nature of the occupancy of Torquay's oldest building.

You can follow Kate's progress through the residency on her blog: www.torreabbeyresidency.blogspot.co.uk

The Smooth Space-Torre Abbey Residency Project has been supported by public funding from Arts Council England.

Smooth Space is an artist's initiative, led by a Kate Paxman and David Harbott, established in 2011 to realize significant contemporary art projects in public places across the UK. Often working in partnership with non-arts organizations, Smooth Space aims to take contemporary visual art to the heart of communities.
www.smoothspace.org

For more information visit http://www.torre-abbey.org.uk/events