Arts Centre reopens with exhibition by acclaimed artist

Flowerfield Arts Centre will host the The Tribes and Tribulations exhibition by award-winning artist and sculptor Helen Merrigan Colfer until November 14

The ‘Tribes and Tribulations’ collection includes precise and elegant resin and bronze figurative sculptures, alongside the audio-visual Covid Diaries, a series of paintings and illustrations created during lockdown. These relatable artworks address the recent challenging situations that have faced us all, with wit, humour and sensitivity.

Helen said: “Our place of origin, or the people we are surrounded by, can alter our sense of belonging, self-identity and self-belief. If it is negative we can react differently to those who seem to have only experiences of being loved, protected and valued. We perform daily, put on costumes, hide behind masks, fearing that we don’t belong. Constantly in a state of flux.”

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