Drawings: Canterbury Cathedral

Places that Grace has encountered in the course of her career as a conservator have always been at the heart of her work. This series of drawings explores different perspectives of the fabric and environment Canterbury Cathedral – especially places that are often unseen by the visiting public. The quiet, undecorated, less visited rooms and passageways of the cathedral have always inspired Grace's imagination.

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"I am always fascinated by the way light can shape the mood of a place and I was inspired by the light that fills the spaces and its effects on the surrounding architecture. Beginning with a set of exploratory drawings, I also developed a series of paintings on glass."

 

Some of these glass panels can be seen here…

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This body of work was exhibited in simultaneous exhibitions at Canterbury Cathedral and The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge in 2017-18.