Exhibition: No Stone Left Unturned
- Sep 11, 2019
- 2 min read
No Stone Left Unturned: An Exhibition of New Dust Sculptures and Drawings by Paul Hazelton following his three-month residency at the Caves.
28 September 2019 to 19 January 2020
Open 10am to 5pm, daily until 27 October from 1 November open 11am to 4pm Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Free entry, normal admission apply for the Caves.
Hazelton’s exhibition will present works inspired by historical figures and people associated with the site of the Caves, and the surrounding area of Margate.
Using his signature material of dust, Paul will sculpt figures based on some of these people, with their ‘shadows’ drawn in pencil, depicting their lives and legacies. The exhibition will include the 18th-century natural philosopher, science educator, and author Margaret Bryan (above) who – as well as running a girls’ school directly above the Caves – played a pivotal role in the progression of female science writers in Britain.
Also included will be the physicist, engineer and inventor, Hertha Ayrton whose stay in Margate in 1901 inspired her to investigate sand ripples, a mystery until she read her paper The Origin and Growth of Ripple Marks to the Royal Society in 1904. Paul will be including some ripple mark drawings inspired by Ayrton’s experiments and holding a family sand ripple workshop. Science historian Dr Patricia Fara, below, will present a new talk on Ayrton and her visit to Margate.
Also featured will be Dr Arthur Walton Rowe, the eminent Palaeontologist, considered the greatest chalk fossil expert even to this day, who was responsible for discovering the several zones in the chalk cliffs of Thanet. Paul has sculpted Rowe in chalk collected from the beach – rather than from dust – and his shadow is drawn in chalk, rather than pencil.
Paul’s journal containing his daily research for the residency will also be on view in the exhibition.
Paul lives and works in Margate and was shortlisted for the prestigious John Ruskin Prize in 2017. His works have been included in many major international exhibitions at Turner Contemporary, Museum of Arts and Design, New York and the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosity, Fine Art and Natural History in London.
The dust sculptures Paul Hazelton created for his residency at the Caves are a brilliant use of an unconventional material, especially the chalk collected from the beach for the Arthur Walton Rowe piece. It makes me think about how specialized tools, like an ai music extender, can transform raw ideas into something polished. I’d love to see the ripple mark drawings inspired by Hertha Ayrton’s experiments in person.
I love the idea of using dust as a medium - that's such a unique concept for sculptures. Three months at the Caves sounds like it would be incredible for inspiration. Makes me think about how artists transform ordinary materials into something worth seeing, kind of like how converting mmol/l to mg/dl transforms one measurement into something more immediately useful. Would love to catch this before it closes!
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Keeping a historic site like the Caves alive and thriving for the community feels like a rewarding x trench run through time. Can't wait for my next underground visit!
What a thought-provoking exhibition! cookie clicker 2 The interplay of art and archaeology in "No Stone Left Unturned" truly enriches our understanding of heritage. It’s essential for us to reflect on how past narratives shape current identities.