Artists' Conversation #9: Kate Paxman

Free Event in Torre Abbey's Learning Lab
Sat 01 August
6.00pm

all welcome, but booking advised - please contact info@smoothspace.org to reserve a place

Our final Smooth Space Artists' Conversation at Torre Abbey is with Kate Paxman who will be talking about her recent 12-month artist's residency at Torre Abbey, part of the Smooth Space-Torre Abbey Residency Project.

Kate's period of research began just as Torre Abbey re-opened to the public following the second phase of an extensive Heritage Lottery funded restoration project. Kate became captivated by the building, viewing it as part of its extensive collections and her work reflects this fascination.

Built over 800 years ago, Torre Abbey is a historic house, museum, gallery and scheduled monument and carries its history in its reconfigured spaces - from the smashed and broken remnants of its Medieval church to disappeared corridors and hidden rooms. Mutability (a huge projected animation) and Beaten Earth (performed 'excavations' in the Medieval Cellarer's Undercroft) are reflections on defining the changing nature of the occupancy of Torquay's oldest building.

You can follow Kate's progress through the residency on her blog: www.torreabbeyresidency.blogspot.co.uk

Kate's research-led practice explores concepts surrounding the nature of site, archaeology and heritage and the impact of people on place. Working across-disciplines, the outcome of her research often takes the form of socially-engaged, community based participatory projects or moving image and sound installations, re-situated in the places they were made. Kate co-founded artists' initiative Smooth Space with David Harbott in 2011.

The Smooth Space-Torre Abbey Residency Project has been supported by public funding from Arts Council England.

For more information visit http://www.torre-abbey.org.uk/events