Wood engravings and artists books by Rob Chapman which explores ordinary people and the oppressions they can face.

The gallery is operating under current covid-19 guidelines and 1 hour timeslots will need to be booked in advance for these events. There is a maximum of 6 people allowed at any one time (see below for more details).

‘Ordinary People’ by Rob Chapman represents the fate of ordinary people at the hands of those whose desire for power is greater than their compassion for, or even their consideration of those people. With a time frame of less than one hundred years it nevertheless can be seen to represent the actions of the powerful on their subject populations throughout history.

The work consists of wood engravings which are made in looser and in some ways, with more experimental approaches that I have been working towards recently. Whilst much of the work conforms to the usual editioned, wall hung approach I have found that the production of multiple prints enables me to explore different ways of presenting the image. The combination or separation of images causes them to be viewed in a variety of ways – as individuals, as groups united in suffering, of masses of movement, for example, and the presentation of work outside the frame enables a greater intimacy with the viewer; in other words, I can play around with images in different formats to find out what they say to me, as well as the observer. Thus, the subject can be seen and read in varying versions according to how the same images are presented.

The exhibition runs between 26 June and 31 July. The gallery is open 10-4, Monday – Friday and 11-3 on Saturdays (12-4pm for Meet the Artist events).

Covid-19 Statement
Subject to current Covid-19 restrictions and government guidelines. Tickets for Meet the Artist events must be pre-booked to avoid congestion in the space. Tickets are limited to 6 people per 1 hour session. The courtyard garden will be open, and doors left open to allow free-flow ventilation. Hand sanitiser is available throughout the venue and masks must be worn inside.