Exhibition book co-published by Suzannah Pettigrew and @site.projects.
Book launched at Farleys House and Gallery in 2024.
UK Stockists: Reference Point, London and Good Press, Glasgow.
Edition of 200
PUR bound 62 pages
15cm x 22cm
Signed and numbered
Paperback
2024
The publication of this book marks the exhibition ‘The End (For Now)’ May - July 2024 by artist and photographer Suzannah Pettigrew at Farleys House and Gallery, the former home of Surrealists Lee Miller and Roland Penrose, in the East Sussex Countryside. The book includes introduction by curator and writer Cairo Clarke and in conversation between Suzannah Pettigrew and Antony Penrose, co-director of Farleys and son of Lee Miller and Roland Penrose; with artwork and photography by Pettigrew. ‘The End (For Now)’ delves into the realms of personal chronicles and technological evolution, weaving a narrative that transcends time and medium. Pettigrew’s exploration expands upon a film archive developed over decades, revisiting individual and collective family memories. Through a curation of framed photographic stills, signature photo-sculptures and generative poetry, Pettigrew invites viewers on a journey through the intersections of past and present.
Excerpt from Antony Penrose in-conversation with Suzannah Pettigrew: “What's important to me about your work is that you're breaking new ground. You're finding ways of making photography relevant and exciting, that have not really yet been explored. In this day and age, when media is so prolific, that's a difficult thing to do and I'm very excited about your work.”
Quote from Suzannah Pettigrew: “I have revisited Lee's work and story throughout my artistic life and cite her as the most influential artist to my practice. I grew up in neighbouring Eastbourne, where most of the work I'm exhibiting takes place. My connection to Farleys spans two decades, I photographed the sculpture garden in 2004 when I was a teenager and received expansive encouragement from Antony Penrose, marking the forthcoming exhibition as a poignant full-circle moment.”
Wallpaper* Article HERE