A FREE WEBINAR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SUBMERGED FOREST: A NEW ARTWORK BY AWARD-WINNING ARTIST EMMA SMITH
Join us for an in-conversation between artist Emma Smith and James Green, Director of Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange, to announce a new arts trail from Penzance to Marazion, reimagining the ancient submerged forest of Mounts Bay.
There will be an introduction to the project from Rosa Pedley, EXPERIENCE Project Manager, and Léa Guzzo, Senior Culture and Creative Industries Officer from Cornwall Council, with a 40-minute discussion, between Emma and James, followed by questions from the audience.
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Mount’s Bay is home to an ancient submerged forest, an enchanting phenomenon that is rarely seen, but occasionally uncovered at very low tides. In 2021, the forest will emerge with a reimagined arts commission by award-winning artist Emma Smith.
Recalled in the name of St Michael’s Mount – Karrek Loos yn Koos – which translates as ‘Grey Rock in the Wood’, it is thought the Mount’s Bay forest reached inland before its submergence, linking what is now land and sea.
Delivered by the EXPERIENCE project, it will be located along the upgraded Penzance to Marazion Coast Path. Due to be installed in autumn 2021, it will provide the opportunity to reflect on the bay, and its geological and ecological importance.
Join us for this online event to find out more.
Emma Smith’s proposal was selected by a panel of experts, and representatives from the local community. The panel were impressed by Emma’s community engagement approach, which is at the core of her concept development. She will work in collaboration with the team at Newlyn Art Gallery & the Exchange to engage local residents in this artwork.
The artwork will celebrate the power of collective and shared imagination. Made up of ‘seeing sticks’ along the path, the artwork will create the impression of clusters of trees, inviting the public to imagine the forest that was lost to the sea. Visitors to the path will be able to sit, lean and engage with the sculptures. A place to encourage imaginative contemplation and reflection across the Bay.
