Sarah Woodfine: When Night Draws In

9 - 11 June 2006
Digby Stuart Chaplaincy, Roehampton

In spring 2006 artist Sarah Woodfine collaborated with eleven adults who were using mental health resource centres run by Wandsworth Mind, an organisation that provides community based social care for people who experience long term mental health issues. Woodfine and the participants undertook a creative journey in workshops exploring the familiar yet fantastical terrain of the night.

Beginning with concepts and processes rooted in Woodfine’s drawing-based practice, they collectively experimented with the transformation of drawing into pop-ups, model landscapes and theatre sets. The final photographic works play on the apparent three-dimensionality of these dreamlike worlds.

From eerie forests glittering darkly in the moonlight to bats swarming around a gothic castle, from prowling urban cats to peaceful country scenes, the work reveals personal tales about what lies in the night.

The final works, alongside drawings and objects made during the project, were exhibited at the Digby Stuart Chaplaincy, Roehampton, from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 June 2006. A limited edition 28-page catalogue of the works was also published.

This project was supported by Arts Council England, Artangel International Circle, Special Angels and The Company of Angels