When the pandemic hit, lots of stories about animals and wildlife taking over areas usually busy with humans began to appear, along with commentary on social media as to whether many of them were true or not, and if it mattered. 'Emissaries of Hope and Possibility' is the result of the research I made into these stories . The images in the ovals, which make up the route for the game, depict various stories that appeared on social media and the news, fake and real, of wildlife taking over during the pandemic in areas usually full of humans.Many turned out to be fake and were debunked, my favourite being that lions has been deployed on the streets of Russia by Putin to keep people in check!
Anna Walsh
It's my art
Tuesday, 23 February 2021
Animal Board games and Class of 2020 exhibition
When the pandemic hit, lots of stories about animals and wildlife taking over areas usually busy with humans began to appear, along with commentary on social media as to whether many of them were true or not, and if it mattered. 'Emissaries of Hope and Possibility' is the result of the research I made into these stories . The images in the ovals, which make up the route for the game, depict various stories that appeared on social media and the news, fake and real, of wildlife taking over during the pandemic in areas usually full of humans.Many turned out to be fake and were debunked, my favourite being that lions has been deployed on the streets of Russia by Putin to keep people in check!
Saturday, 19 December 2020
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2020 - Online Edition
Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Trafalgar way postcard competition
A little project during lock-down I entered was The Trafalgar Way postcard competition. The idea was to create a postcard of a scene along the Trafalgar Way route, which runs from Falmouth in Cornwall to The Admiralty in Whitehall, London (the journey of the naval messenger who brought home the news from The Battle of Trafalgar in 1805).
I looked along the route to see which places inspire me, or I know well. As a London resident St.James's Park is one of my favourite places to visit and see the wildlife, especially the pelicans. There must have been pelicans there in 1805, possibly watching on, as apparently there have been pelicans there since 1664.
The pelicans of St. James's Park are a popular tourist attraction, the type of thing a tourist may buy a postcard of, as an unexpected oasis in the centre of busy London. St. James's Park is a stones throw from the Trafalgar way route, and in the distance you can see the lake, then Horse Guards and I think the Old Admiralty buildings along Whitehall, where the final delivery was made. The style of the postcard also echoes the 1805 era.
The closing date of the competition was originally in September, but as with many things has been extended until April next year. However, in recognition of those entries already submitted a little halfway home competition was held, and my piece was one of three selected for a prize!
Greeting from the Pelicans of St. James's Park by Anna Walsh © the artist
Wednesday, 29 July 2020
City Songbirds screen print
The print was inspired by the sounds of birds during lockdown. As I don't have a garden and the only options for getting outside to green spaces were very busy local parks, the sights and sounds of birds singing was one of the small pleasures and reminders of freedom we normally take so much for granted in the U.K.
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City Songbirds by Anna Walsh. Copyright the artist. |
Friday, 10 April 2020
Feature in Antennae, The Journal of Nature in Visual Culture
I am pleased to have some of my work featured in this issue, alongside a short essay about my series 'Lessons In Things'. You can download the issue for free, along with previous issues at http://www.antennae.org.uk/. There are many interesting and thought provoking articles and artists to discover and read, including one about the Museum of Hunting and Nature in Paris, which is one of my favourtie museums.
As I write this, most of the world is on lockdown, thanks to coronavirus. As well as providing a wealth of material to read at this time, I believe the topics are more relevant than ever, discussing our relationship with animals and the natural world and the consequences of our treatment of them.
Saturday, 22 February 2020
Murze magazine feature
Look out for their artist calls to be featured on a variety of topics.
Saturday, 25 January 2020
London Bridge Hotel Open Exhibition
'London Animal Stars', my 16 piece artwork made up of animal myths and legends of London as star constellations, will be on show at hte hotel until May this year. There are some Southwark animal stories in this piece - The Fox Who Climbed the Shard and The Walworth Giraffes both feature.
The 16 images can be seen as individual pieces, but have been designed to be viewed in 4 x 4 grid. The ghostly image of the River Thames (depicted as The Milky Way is often seen in celestial maps) links them all together, and they are roughly in order as if you were looking at the night sky.
I have used London Animal myths as I love the visual language of vintage celestial globes and maps, but wanted to make the stories of the myths and legends more relevant to London life, as well as highlight the rich history of animal stories in London.
The whole piece will be for sale at the exhibition, it is an open edition, so more than one available! Or if you can't stretch for that, I have a postcard book version available to buy from the Garudio Studiage website.
London Animal Stars, archival digital prints in 16 frames of 30 x 42 cms (below on display at my exhibition Lessons in Things 2019).