Not so Nautical a Divide, 81cm x 56cm, digital print on PVC banners, Morecambe promenade, 2017
This Building for Hope
An exhibition of site-specific artwork and interventions within the interior, exterior of The Midland Hotel and Morecambe promenade, October 2017.
This Building for Hope responded to research into 1930s Seaside Moderne architecture in North West England and Scotland, and 1930s modernist seafront architecture in Miami Beach, USA.
The exhibition was accompanied by a symposium ‘Miami to Morecambe: Transatlantic Seaside Moderne’ with presentations by Dr David Jarratt (UCLan), Dr Martin Zebracki (Uni of Leeds) and Jenny Steele, with the event and discussion chaired by Elaine Speight (In Certain Places, UCLan).
On the occasion of the exhibition and symposium, a limited edition publication, Transatlantic Seaside Moderne, which documented the research and artwork of Jenny Steele, with writing by Linda Pittwood (now sold out).
More information on Jenny Steele’s research here
The project was supported by Grants for the Arts from Arts Council England and the Artist International Development Grant (Arts Council England & British Council).
The Tropical Garden, digital print on vinyl, 1.5m x 8m, 2017
The Tropical Garden, digital print on vinyl, 1.5m x 8m, 2017
The Fountain- North Beach, Screenprint on card, print on metal, 2017
The Fountain- Colony Theatre, Screenprint on card, paint on polystone, 2m x 1m, The Midland entrance, 2017
The Fountain-Cavalier, Screenprints on card and plastic, paint on terracotta, 2017
Not so Nautical a Divide, 81cm x 56cm, digital print on PVC banners, Morecambe promenade, 2017
Not so Nautical a Divide, 81cm x 56cm, digital print on PVC banners, Morecambe promenade, 2017
Not so Nautical a Divide, 81cm x 56cm, digital print on PVC banners, Morecambe promenade, 2017
Screenprints on paper, 1m x 90cm, The Midland entrance, 2017
Screenprints on paper, 1m x 90cm, The Midland entrance, 2017
Screenprints on fabric and paper, 1.8m x 90cm, The Midland entrance, 2017
The Fountain- North Beach, Screenprint on card, print on metal, 2017, upon Marion Dorn reproduction rug, The Midland Hotel foyer