Of Mice and Mushrooms
An exhibition in collaboration with the Abney Park Trust.
September 2011
A variety of sculptures involving mice and mushrooms will be on display throughout the cemetery; some reflecting the area around them, others simply flights of fancy. Each sculpture will provide hints directing the viewer to the next, leading to a lovely walk through the park.
Abney Park is one of my favorite parts of Stoke Newington. Originally one of the ‘magnificent seven’ garden cemeteries of London, it is now primarily a memorial park and a nature reserve. It has equal measures of charm, solemnity, wildness, order, memory and change. My hope with this exhibition is to add a bit of whimsy to the mix, while still being respectful of the history and emotions surrounding this location.