‘the works’ – a contemporary art exhibition at Sutton Poyntz Pum

There’s something in the water(works) - contemporary art comes to Sutton Poyntz Pumping Station on Monday 15 to Friday 19 December, from 10am to 4pm.

FREE admission to feast your eyes on a spectacular array of fine artworks. With 13 contemporary artists from Weymouth, Portland and Bridport showing short films, photography, sculpture and sound works.

The Sutton Pumping Station is such an historical and impressive venue. Come down and have a look, we promise you won’t be disappointed!’

The artists involved are keen to promote contemporary art in the South West. With Weymouth lacking any established exhibition spaces they have been exploring alternative and challenging spaces in which to show contemporary art. We believe as practising artists that high calibre work should not be limited to larger urban areas, especially if the talent is right on your doorstep.

Joe Stevens is showing a video and sound work called ‘Portland Bill’. Joe explained how he has treated these animated landscapes as a simplified drawing. He added: “I try to avoid putting in more than is necessary and I endeavor to balance the identity of the landscape, with the abstraction of the picture frame, reducing and simplifying the colour space. My latest body of work is halfway between photography and painting. I have been exploring the possibilities of how the surface can speak and I think there are a lot more possibilities yet for me to discover.”

Talking about his soundtracks to the video works Joe said: “these pieces embody the psychological or psychic presence that I perceive. Within those frameworks, I like to record or amplify sounds that might otherwise go unnoticed, everyday sounds that can be very beautiful.”

Private View, Monday December 15 from 6pm til 9pm.

The site is situated in the village of Sutton Poyntz off the A353/A352 from Weymouth to Wareham. Once in the village, take the right hand fork and continue past The Springhead public house on your right. The museum is straight ahead approximately 100 metres past the public house. Parking and a coach turning point are available.