“If asked, I would tell you that ballast, the heavy stuff put in a ship’s
hold to improve
stability, is exactly what most people lack. Our journeys are storm-tossed
and we
cannot prevent ourselves drifting off course. And yet we all have a place
of origin and
a sense of direction, it is just that sometimes, when things get tough or
when we are
ill, we cannot maintain balance or head for a nearby port.”
This recent work by Ashley Hipkin has been made during a Leverhulme Artist
Residency
with the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. After this exhibition
the work will
be installed in June, in the new wing of Hexham Hospital.
Ashley Hipkin
Leverhulme Artist in Residence 2006-08
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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