Mum's Gone to Iceland was created in response to an invitation to 'exhibit' as part an event that was being held for one evening in a number galleries across Folkestone.

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Inspired by two visits I had made to Folkestone that year where I was faced with poverty on one occasion and gentrification brought about through the proliferation of the arts on the other, I sought to create a work that would invite those who might not usually attend a gallery space to do so while discussing the regeneration of their area.

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I approached this by creating a familiar beach scene within a gallery and by offering ice cream to those who attended, with the invitation to sit and discuss the changes to the town.

 

For more information see Recipes for Social exChange and  #mumsgonetoicelend