Uncanny workshops / St John's College School / Tuesday 5th February
At the end of January, pupils from St John’s College School have worked with artist Alex Hirtzel and the education team at Kettle’s Yard to explore ‘the uncanny’ in our current exhibition, ‘Aid & Abet: Temporary Residence’ , and the permanent collection in the house.
The group sketched in the house, looking for both natural and unhomely connections between objects and artworks, and then explored the exhibition. They took particular inspiration from
Martyn Cross’s
collaged knitting patterns, which he describes as an ‘assembly of the damned’ (go to
yateheads.blogspot.co.uk
to see examples of Martyn’s work.)
As you can see from the photos, the pupils really took the idea and ran with it, creating some fantastically unsettling images. It is reassuring to know that the charity shops of Cambridge still offer such knitting pattern gems.
