Creekside Open 2011

I have been chosen to take part in the first half of Creekside Open 2011, selected by Dexter Dalwood. I will be installing Creekery at Harold Wharf, the area of the Creek which APT Studios and Gallery back onto. Here is the bare canvas...

The mudbank is completely different here to how it was at Ha'Penny Hatch back in September/October 2010 during Deptford X. It is shallower near the centre and much, much deeper next to the walls. The access at Ha'Penny Hatch was via the gentle slope of the Creekside Centre, but at this point in the Creek, a few hundred yards upstream, it is via a tall ladder from the wall of the wharf.

Work starts this weekend and Emma will be lending her invaluable assistance again. The crockery will have to be lowered by rope and basket from the APT yard down to the creek, before it can be 'planted'...

The show opens next Thursday with the Private View on Saturday 14th May, 3-6pm. As last time, it will only be visible at low-tide, and then again, only when the gallery is open (Thursday – Sunday, 12-5pm). Of course, either side of the low-tide times can be more interesting...as the piece is revealed or disappears...It will not be viewable from the luxury flats opposite APT.

CREEKERY #2 approximate low-tide viewing times:

Thursday 12 May     1–5pm
Friday 13 May     2.30–5pm
Saturday 14 May     3.30–5pm
Sunday 15 May     4.45 –5pm

Thursday 19 May     1.45–5pm
Friday 20 May     12.15– 4.15pm
Saturday 21 May     12noon –1pm
Sunday 22 May     12noon–1.30pm

Thursday 26 May     12.45– 4.45pm
Friday 27 May     2–6pm
Saturday 28 May    3.15–5pm
Sunday 29 May    4.15–5pm

CREEKSIDE LOW-TIDE WALKS

As last year, there is the opportunity for people to get close to the installation by taking a walk in the Creek. Meet at Creekside Centre, 14 Creekside SE8 4SA.
Participants need to be reasonably fit since you will be walking on the bed of a wild river. Waders, waterproofs and walking sticks are provided.

Monday 16 May, 6–8pm
Part of the Rivers & People Project. This event is FREE and open to children and adults alike. No booking required, just turn up on the day. www.natureconservationlewisham.co.uk

Sunday 22 May, 11am–1pm &
Saturday 28 May, 3.30–5.30pm
Organised by Creekside Education Trust. Adults: £10, Children & concessions £8.50, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £28.
Booking is essential (by email): creeksidecentre@yahoo.co.uk
www.creeksidecentre.org.uk

 

More info: www.creeksideopen.org