Mapping the Familiar

Boorley Green Community Centre Frieze 3 of 4 Acrylic and ink on wood panel 75 × 2400 cm. Photograph Mark Jones

Mapping the Familiar online poster designed by Jo Morley Studio.

One of the best parts of spending time at an art exhibition is the conversations that spark up around the work. I love hearing how people connect to it - especially when they see things I never expected—yes, answering questions matters, but listening matters just as much. The feedback, the stories, the interpretations - they all deepen my own reflection.

Lately, I’ve been looking back at the work I’ve made over the five years since retiring from teaching art. When I installed it, chronology wasn’t the point. I wanted strong visual moments right at the entrance - something that would pull people in and draw them up to the mezzanine floor.

Dr Simon Hobbs, MJ, and David Thomas at Mapping the Familiar, The Arc, Winchester. Photograph Sue Jones

I’ll be doing demonstrations every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at The Arc, Winchester, until the exhibition finishes on 12th April.

Promotion welcoming guests to the Yinka Shonibare Patterns of Power private view. Photograph Mark Jones