Art

Developed during lockdown, #InstructionsToLiveBy was firstly enacted between group members using whiteboards on zoom, then used to communicate through windows, before evolving into a series of printed posters to be displayed in the public realm – including within Exeter Phoenix.

During the last year of lockdowns Exeter Phoenix was determined to find new ways for our 2 youth arts groups, Freefall and Freefall+ to continue working together. This has involved getting to grips with Zoom meetups, and doorstep deliveries of art supplies being biked around Exeter so that everyone in the groups could carry on making.

Exeter Phoenix is pleased to present Correspondence 01, one of a pair of simultaneous, group exhibitions organised in partnership with curator Kristian Day at the Broadway Gallery in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. It includes work from twenty emerging artists – ten who are based near or have links to each venue.

Frequent collaborators since 2015, Megan Calver and Gabrielle Hoad usually work in outdoor settings, generating live actions, photography, video, sound and text in response to site and context. During their short experimental residency, they will reconsider their site-specific practice for a gallery environment.

John Elliott is a multidisciplinary artist based in Devon working in sculpture, installation, drawing, and online/digital work. His work follows the curiosity he has as a lay person fascinated by and exploring subjects like genetics, numbers, or the way a butterfly flits around a room. It draws from many sources including technology, mathematics, music, sci-fi, and a sense of fun.