Observations on a Town

"...tired buildings are transformed through a riot of excited colour and line....even in the bleak waste of the brutalist 50s architecture, with a town centre still awaiting it's long-promised regeneration, there is energy and buoyancy to Janet's work that brings beauty firmly back into the frame." Jennifer Leach; AN Interface Review, December 2009.

In the autumn of 2006 I obtained studio space in the town of Bracknell, an ageing 'new town' from the 1950's. I spent the next 3 years creating a body of work inspired by my surroundings before the scheduled demolition was to begin. It included 20 drawings, 3 collages, a short video, a floor installation, and a large fresco and digital print panel incorporating reclaimed tiles from the town. The work culminated in my solo exhibition at the Bracknell Gallery marking the end of my residency at South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell. The complete Bracknell Regeneration Series is published as a small full colour book and available to purchase through Blurb.com.

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Observations on a Town (Ringside view)
Observations on a Town (Ringside view)
Bloomin Bracknell (BRP No. 19)
Bloomin Bracknell (BRP No. 19)
The Last Stand (BRP No. 18)
The Last Stand (BRP No. 18)
Dine and Dash (BRP No. 17)
Dine and Dash (BRP No. 17)
Book Ends (BRP No. 16)
Book Ends (BRP No. 16)
The Ring, West side (BRP No. 15)
The Ring, West side (BRP No. 15)
Forgotten (BRP No. 14)
Forgotten (BRP No. 14)
The Ring, East side (BRP No. 13)
The Ring, East side (BRP No. 13)
The High Street (BRP No. 12)
The High Street (BRP No. 12)
Pizza Go Go (BRP No. 9)
Pizza Go Go (BRP No. 9)
View at the End (BRP No. 7)
View at the End (BRP No. 7)
Filling the Gaps (BRP No. 6)
Filling the Gaps (BRP No. 6)
Library Services (BRP No. 5)
Library Services (BRP No. 5)
Charles Street Car Park (BRP No. 3)
Charles Street Car Park (BRP No. 3)
Broadway Studios (BRP No. 1)
Broadway Studios (BRP No. 1)