Kentish Express Ashford & District - What's On

WORKS TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS WEEKEND:

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n Lubaina Himid created a Jelly Mould Pavilion on Folkestone’s sea front, on the former Rotunda site of the town’s fun fair, Lido and amusement park. Drawing inspiratio­n from the candy floss and toffee apples of the past that fuelled visitors, the colourful structure is a place to shelter and rest, and to look out to sea from. n Richard Woods took his inspiratio­n from the advertisin­g of holiday homes in the area, the first spot having been in the harbour. His five-part installati­on Holiday Home will pop up in some bizarre locations and painted in a variety of colours. It also emphasise the housing crisis in the South East yet booming market in second, or holiday, homes. n Amalia Pica delved deep into the world of sea shells and sea shell sculptures for her work. While not always given the status of “art” she has elevated hers to be worthy, and explored the pleasurabl­e possibilit­ies of sea shells, creating works which are dotted around the town. n Kent’s Emily Peasgood’s interactiv­e audio installati­on explores the situation of the dead in their graves above the living. Baptist Burial Ground was started in the 1750s in the garden of a miller and was in use until 1855. After the railway arrived, the slopes of the Pent Valley were cut away to be developed as terraced housing, and the burial ground was left stranded 20ft in the air. Halfway to Heaven celebrates it with each audio channel related to a specific gravestone and containing musical quotations from Baptist hymns.

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