The Memory of the Flowers
Over the summer of 2017, I was asked to exhibit in a small space at Willesden Green Underground Station (London NW2) which was a disused florist shop. I thought it was kind of sad that a place that had once had new flowers arriving every day was then empty. So I decided to fill the space with pictures of flowers, in memory of all the flowers that once had been there! The exhibition opened on Saturday 19 August and finished in the last week of September, 2017.
For the exhibition, I created a small 'pop up' website, so if you are interested, you can see the flowers here by clicking on the link below:
Above: T-shirts, mugs, posters all available for purchase!
Exhibition Summary
Sales were not great with only one painting sold and a few T-shirts and mugs, but interest was high and I got a lot of positive feedback, especially when the exhibition opened. Some people travelled big distances to see the paintings and, of course, with the website, the pictures were seen around the world. I came to appreciate that when people are passing through an underground station they are either starting or finishing a journey and that is their real focus, not looking at art. With its largely transient population of flat-dwellers, too, Willesden Green may not be the best place to try to sell art. But I have no regrets and really enjoyed having my work on display and Heidi, at the florist, told me she really appreciated it every day!