Art Exhibition – Like a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes

Art exhibition by Ann Charlesworth is being staged at Marsh Mill in Wyre. This series of work takes a step backwards from my previous exhibition which was shown here at the Kiln House Gallery. It includes selected pieces from my second year degree work at Blackpool and Fylde College and is the origin of what was to follow.

The work is based on Yates’ Wine Lodge when the building was in a state of demolition after its arson attack. I recorded its destruction, not just from the bulldozers and workmen but from the elements as it slowly began crumbling and falling into oblivion. This also lead to the study of the Grand Hotel on Station Road, South Shore, when that too was dealt the same fate. I am fascinated by the mixing of different media and materials and aim to capture an overall ambience of the process involved in the destroying of monumental buildings and their historical and social presence. Transience and ephemerality are also key themes that I explore through my work.

Do come along and view the exhibition. It’s on from 24 September until 30 October between 10.30am and 4.30pm every weekend.

Ann Charlesworth.