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‘Sol Force' Summer Solstice Art Event
in aid of Freedom from Torture
Friday 21 June | 5pm to 11.30pm | Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens
Image | PANTHEIST projection inside James Turrell RA's SKYSPACE at Tremnheere Sculpture Gardens
By Jesse L Smith and Roger Thorp
Described as a "rampantsolsticecelebration", Sol Force is a spectacular outdoor art event for all at Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens. Held in aid of Freedom from Torture, the event features soundscapes, films, paintings, ceramics, talks, poetry readings, performance and site-specific artworks from over 60 artists and performers that will take you on a thrilling, multi-sensory tour through Tremenheere gardens on the most auspicious night of the summer. From a car crushed by a meteorite, to a boulder head reminiscent of Easter Island, a family of steel cabinets stranded in the woods, lonely doorways in meadows, broken branches forming a multitude of hands, a huge collaborative installation across the hillside, drawings and animations projected onto a wooded brook, and avanconverted to a printmaking studio where visitors can make their own images, this multi-media event brings together new work by internationally respected artists, emerging artists and fine art graduates.Participating artistsincludeChristopher Everard,Sam Bassett,Roger Thorp, Jamie Mills, Jo Gorman, Richard Ballinger,Palmer White, Janet McEwan,MatthewBennington, Winnie Lynn,Dan Pyne andJesse Leroy Smith amongst many others.
Curated by artist Jesse Leroy Smith ‘Sol Force' marks the end of his month-long exhibition‘Force Majeure'at Tremenheere Gallery.Jesse says:
"ForSol ForceI plan to create something truly memorablethatdrawson anextraordinary collective,and is a redemptivecelebrationofcamaraderie,nature andhope.For my gallery exhibition I presented an arcade of human images, but by setting work in Tremenheere's beautiful subtropical gardens on Solstice night, we will be able to explore the primal and redemptive elements of nature."
Image | THE LONGEST DAY | Oil on mirror | by Jesse L Smith
Image | Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens | photo credit Karl Davies
SeeSol Forcefor one night only on Friday 21stJune from 5pm to 11.30pm. Tickets are £6 at the gate and all proceeds go directly to Freedom from Torture. Seetremenheere.co.ukandfreedomfromtorture.orgfor further details or contact Jesse atmalvern@blue-earth.co.ukor telephone 07944 262727.
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Print Ready 300dpi images for press use:
PANTHEIST Jesse Leroy Smith and Roger Thorp
THE LONGEST DAY Jesse Leroy Smith
Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens | photo credit Karl Davies
Editors Notes
FREEDOM FROM TORTURE
Freedom from Torture is a registered charity providing support for torture survivors living in the UK. Every year, hundreds of people seek their help to overcome the effects of torture. The charity offers a wide range of services to survivors, from one-to-one counselling, to group therapy activities such as gardening and music, and helps them to navigate the complex asylum and welfare systems by providing legal and welfare services, and expert medical assessments to support survivors' asylum claims.
JESSE LEROY SMITH
Jesse Leroy Smith lives in Newlyn and Brighton. He studied Fine Art at Norwich School of Art and completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Painting at the Royal Academy Schools in London.He exhibits internationally at commercial and public galleries and art fairs, and travels widely for art residencies and research.
Most recently, in 2018 he took part in a studio swap with an artist at Agora Collective Berlin, andtoured Northern Europe showing collaborative films in art and music venues, concluding in a group show at the Martin Asbaek Gallery in Copenhagen. In 2016 he was awarded a major commission from Cornish Mining World Heritage Sites, to commemorate the area's mining legacy with a series of public performances and a suite of copper etchings. This highly acclaimed project then received funding from the Arts Council England for him to make ‘Assembly', 20 portraits on copper.
Over the last decade, Jesse Leroy Smith has initiated and curated numerous multimedia shows in disused and transitory spaces, by gathering together large groups of artists, performers, educators, experts, organisations and the public to collaborate on and re-imagine ‘art shows'. Projects includeUnstable Monuments, held in a wharf side factory in Truro, now an Arts Hub;Suspended Sentences,held in a disused Newlyn fish factory, now the Newlyn Filmhouse; he helped launch Helston's CAST Arts Centre with the immersiveDarkroomsexhibition, and commemorated the 75th anniversary of the iconicJubilee Pool lido in PenzancewithART 75, which included 90 artists showing works in 75 cubicles and in the water itself; with fellow artist Volker Stox, he curatedRevolver,heldin an ex-car-showroom inPenzance, whichprofiled a wealth of art practice and is profiled in the full-colour, 220 page hardback book REVOLVER ART CORNWALL, with supporting contributions from Falmouth University, Tate St Ives, Newlyn Art Gallery, and various commercial galleries and patrons; the exhibitionPRINT!, funded by the Heritage Lottery, at the Exchange Galleryin Penzance,was co-curated with artist Bernard Irwin, and brought students, graduates and established practitioners together in a historical survey of International printmaking.
Jesse continues to curate numerous shows, including the Falmouth University graduate showcase in London with critic Sacha Craddock. He also co ran the short lived but highly successful Bucca gallery in Newlyn, and leads the Mentoring Programme at Newlyn School of Art. for emerging artists across the country.
Seewww.jesseleroysmith.comand Instagram @Jesseleroy66 for details. Artist enquiries: contact Jesse Leroy Smith | Tel 07944 262727 | Emailmalvern@blue-earth.co.uk
TREMENHEERE SCULPTURE GARDENS
Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens are located in West Cornwall in a beautiful, sheltered valley with dramatic views across Mounts Bay. The valley's Cornish woods and stream provide the perfect setting for large scale exotic and sub-tropical planting, and are the spectacular backdrop for a collection of inspiring sculptural artworks by internationally renowned artists. The gardens include a café and shop, and in addition a stunning, two floored glass and oak-framed art gallery opened onsite in January 2017.
Tremenheere Gallery, Tremenheere Sculpture Garden, Gulval, Penzance, Cornwall, TR20 8YL.
Seewww.tremenheere.co.ukfor details.
Gallery enquiries: contact Tom Heale | Tel 01736 448089 | tjheale@gmail.com
For further press information or additional images contact Mercedes Smith at Fine Art Communications director@fineartcommunications.co.uk / Tel 07825 270235 / www.fineartcommunications.co.uk
