Parallels | An exhibition of sculpture & drawings by Simon Hitchens
at Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury, curated by CLOSE.
CLOSE are pleased to announce that we have collaborated with the South West Heritage Trust and the Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury, to bring you a solo show of work by Somerset-based sculptor Simon Hitchens, who we announced representation of back in April.
Hitchens explores time and transience; the interconnected nature of what we share with the world. For three weeks spanning the autumn equinox of 2019 he travelled the full height of the British Isles, from latitude 50 in Cornwall to latitude 60 in Shetland. The purpose of the journey was to find rocks from eleven different geological time periods and to make a durational day drawing of the shadow lines cast from each rock, on each of the eleven lines of latitude. Shadows cast from a twelfth object, a discarded lump of plastic, were drawn on a landfill site near London. Hitchens says: “The British Isles have a rich and varied geology, with rocks ageing from the present to some of the oldest on our planet. Each day these rocks get a little older as we too get older. To be able to comprehend the deep-time of rocks is to a shine a light upon our own short lifespan”.
Complementing the drawings are ‘noontide’ shadow-sculptures of the twelve geological objects. The exhibition is curated by CLOSE's Creative Director, Freeny Yianni.
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WATCH: In Conversation with Artist Simon Hitchens and Curator Ben Tufnell
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO PRESENT A DISCUSSION BETWEEN SCULPTOR SIMON HITCHENS AND CURATOR BEN TUFNELL TO COINCIDE WITH HITCHENS’ MAJOR EXHIBITION, PARALLELS, ON DISPLAY AT SOMERSET RURAL LIFE MUSEUM (16... Read more -
WATCH: Parallels | Simon Hitchens
A film to accompany Hitchens solo exhibition at Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury Read more
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Simon Hitchens, Bearing Witness to Things Unseen, 2022
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Simon Hitchens, Twinstead Noontide, 2023
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Simon Hitchens, Skirpenbeck Noontide , 2023
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Simon Hitchens, Quholm Noontide, 2023
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Simon Hitchens, Normanton Noontide, 2023
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Simon Hitchens, Maywick Noontide, 2023
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Simon Hitchens, Kuggar Noontide, 2023
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Simon Hitchens, Inchcape Noontide , 2023
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Simon Hitchens, Haughhead Noontide, 2023
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Simon Hitchens, Hackbridge Noontide, 2023
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Simon Hitchens, Catlodge Noontide, 2023
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Simon Hitchens, Bowerchalke Noontide, 2023
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Simon Hitchens, Bankend Noontide, 2023
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Simon Hitchens, 08.52 Hackbridge 16.52 , 2019
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Simon Hitchens, 07.08 Quholm 18.59, 2019
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Simon Hitchens, 07.07 Maywick 18.41, 2019
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Simon Hitchens, 07.07 Haughhead 19.08, 2019
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Simon Hitchens, 07.06 Inchcape 19.05, 2019
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Simon Hitchens, 07.03 Catlodge 19.14, 2019
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Simon Hitchens, 06.57 Bankend 19.16, 2019
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WATCH 'PARALLELS', THE FILM TO ACCOMPANY SIMON HITCHENS SOLO SHOW
28 Sep 2023This exhibition is showing at the Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury until 2 December 2023, and curated by Freeny Yianni of CLOSE Ltd. This is...Read more -
Artnet News features Simon Hitchens and 'Parallels' exhibition
26 Sep 2023Simon Hitchens' solo show 'Parallels', curated by CLOSE Ltd, recently opened at the Somerset Rurual Life Museum in Glastonbury and amongst the fantastic press we've...Read more