Local Foreigner
'Rust to Dawn'
In this sculptural installation for The Pocket Gallery's Triennial Fringe programme, Local Foreigner utilises objects found in Folkestone Harbour to make us think about local identity. Revealed by the receding tide, these seemingly worthless objects are elevated in status and placed on a sparkling, crystalline bed of sea salt, a once valuable and vital resource which, although now commonplace and easily affordable, at one time held more value than gold. Similarly the plated spoon, twisted and patinated, and pieces of iron, now disintegrated beyond recognition of the original object, would have held purpose and value for the original owners, perhaps feeding them and maybe tethering a boat or holding a wooden cargo barrel together.
Local Foreigner playfully invites us to think about what we value, what we hold important, what we hold necessary, both metaphorically and materially, and how this relates to our locality and/or changes over time.
About Local Foreigner:
In 2015, Local Foreigner emerged from the tense and confused socio-political climate surrounding ideas of locality and foreignness, of belonging and being other. Local Foreigner is interested in the underlaying current of this tension and confusion, that point to a society in a psychological and existential crisis, and how we might find new ways of relating with ourselves, others and the rest of the world.
To find out more about Local Foreigner and his work visit his Instagram
or go to www.JustAnotherCrossing.com
Local Foreigner
Rust to Dawn
Found objects and salt
2021.
________________________________________
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS:
