Degradation and Restoration
Consequences of the Proximity to the Sea
Multidisciplinary visual artist Laura Segan will be making a body of photographic and textile works that consider a specific threat unique to Torre Abbey owing to its proximity to the sea: salt.
Salt air is one of the major factors in the degradation of the medieval render at Torre Abbey, but in other circumstances salt can also have a restorative or preservative effect. It has also been used in photographic development for decades.
Through the creation of a new body of work, Laura will consider these various characteristics of salt as part of Torre Abbey’s wider restoration story.
Laura's in-person studio residency in the Learning Lab at Torre Abbey forms part of a six-month project along with three other artists, Rachael Allain, Gill Melling and James Murch, each of whom will be independently exploring their own chosen narrative with English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark partners and associate partners, as well as audiences from across Torbay.
For more information on the wider projects visit:
www.art-hub.co.uk/ex/geoparkresidencies
During her time at Torre Abbey, we invite you to visit Laura to view works in progress, and to contribute to the ongoing conversations.
Opening days and times - https://www.art-hub.co.uk/post/laura-segan-geopark-artist-residency-opening-days-and-times
Exhibiting Artists
