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THREE MEN IN A BOAT
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Ongoing series of interviews with artists from Nottingham ________________________________________________________________ Three Men in a Boat is the latest Hinterland project involving artists in Nottingham. Taking Jerome K. Jerome’s witty account of three friends on a boating trip as inspiration, Hinterland has selected groups of three artists at a time to take a day trip with curator Jennie Syson who will lead them on an adventure that will meander through canals, locks and the River Trent itself.  Whilst navigating the waterways, the artists on board are encouraged to talk about the work they make and what they think of changes and developments to the Nottingham art scene. When alighting the boat, artists are encouraged to explore the land that lies next to the river which makes up the geographical hinterland and meet people who live and work in that area. Through taking the Jerome’s idea of being absent from one’s normal everyday activities and therefore able to concentrate more thoroughly on one task – the artists encounter a change to their normal surroundings and required to respond to a transitory environment surrounding the waterways, which inevitably changes as the boat travels along the river. The river itself also provides neutral surroundings which enables conversations to flow easily. |
