Many Leaves Turn, 2024
A solo show at StudioKind in Devon. ‘Many leaves turn’ presents new work by Jo Ball. The floor and wall-based pieces are informed by ideas of fragility and resilience, made from materials gathered from the artist’s allotment, home and the city she lives in. Everyday stuff such as string, paper, mud and sticks are used to create forms that refer to holding and containment and their opposites - letting go or overflowing.
Read more about the exhibition here: https://www.studiokind.org.uk/many-leaves-turn-jo-ball
Images show:
Installation view Many Leaves Turn.
Shelter, 2024. Painted willow, tree stumps, snail shells. Dimensions variable.
Flag, 2024. Buddleia dyed linen, 2 parts, approx 3 x 4 m.
Holding, falling, 2024. Breeze blocks cast in soil and paper, wooden trolleys, string nets, casts of the artist's hands in unfired terracotta, paper leaves.
Pathways, 2024. Blackberry ink on Japanese paper. 4 x 2.5 m. The drawing maps out the paths in Braunton Burrows, a sand-dune system near the gallery which will be directly affected by sea level rise.
Core, 2023. Gouache on Japanse paper. Framed dimensions 35 x 45cm.