Hinterland Projects has now completed its series of site-specific projects along the River Trent in Nottingham. The Reading Room continues its programme at One Thoresby Street and other venues.

The Clearing Part II

John Newling
10:30am - 3:15pm Fri, 12th Nov 2010
John Newling

'The Clearing is a space defined by nine Beech trees growing in soil constructed through the histories of their hinterland. My hope is that the clearing will be happened upon by many and that the site will become a poetic convergence of material and meaning; a place of peace and illumination.’

John Newling

 

This two part project was commissioned for Hinterland in 2009, and the first part took place at BioCity Laboratories in Sneinton, where the artist conducted a number of experiments. In this first phase of the project the laboratory housed a hydroponics system which nurtured and grew nine Beech trees. 

Newling's piece opened up the ‘historic situation’ of material culture, evolving his project through a series of vital conversations between nature, environment and society. To find out more about Part I of the Clearing, follow this link. >>> Read More

The Reading Room

The Reading Room is presented by Hinterland in association with Via Vaudeville! It is a regular event for individuals interested in discussing short texts and pieces of writing encompassing a wide range of topics including time, space, life, death, sex, perception and magic.

Academic and philosophical texts alongside critical theory provide useful links between disciplines such at the social sciences, humanities and contemporary art as well as being the predominant language of social theory and literary criticism.   For the uninitiated, to engage in such reading can seem like entering a perplexing labyrinth of conflicting schools of thought, complex theories and endless jargon. This regular meeting is for people who wish to expand upon their existing knowledge and for those who want to come along and learn about something completely new. Each month, an invited member of the group or a guest, will select a text and we will come together to discuss it and apply the chosen text to examples of art works, films, other texts or other phenomena.

Hinterland

In 2009, Hinterland launched a number of events, exhibitions and talks alongside new site-specific commissions of temporary public art.

Since 2006, Hinterland was led independent curator, Jennie Syson. Working together with artists, Hinterland was set up to closely examine geographical areas that surround the River Trent in Nottingham, which make up a ten-mile car free cycle route around the city known as the Big Track. Temporary site-specific commissions are selected to scrutinise specific places as though encapsulated in a species quadrant.

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Mark Harasimowicz

Through the use of subtle mark making, found images and selected stationary, Mark Harasimowicz's practice of small scale drawings, postcards and collage explore and combine appropriations of architectural form, invented spaces and zoological depictions. His geometrically aligned and fragile works often appear sketch-like, with torn paper edges and evidence of process.

Harasimowicz will re-interpret the Hinterland visual identity by drawing on inspiration from cycling trips beside the River Trent. These works will be available for sale as a set of limited edition prints, as a commissioned Hinterland bag and in the Hinterland Publication.

Mark Harasimowicz lives and works in Manchester and has recently exhibited with MOOT at the Zoo Art Fair 2008.  He was identified as one of 20 up and coming artists to look out for in 2009 by The Independent Newspaper, in October 2008.