Qi ruo xuan Na – Woodbine Cigarette Box (2025)

Qi ruo xuan Na – Woodbine Cigarette Box (2025)

Objects: Letters and parcels. Wool on fabric and foam ‘Woodbine Cigarette Box’ is inspired by a cache of letters addressed to Captain J Hammond during the First World War. Most of the letters are from mothers or wives asking for information about their missing sons or...
Lisa Brand – Hidden Memories Exposed (2025)

Lisa Brand – Hidden Memories Exposed (2025)

Objects: Letters, battlefield artefects. Natural mulberry paper, cheesecloth, acrylic, rice paper This piece is inspired by the study of letters between soldiers and their loved ones and research into the war artist Paul Nash. The artist created a fictional character,...
Rebecca Bex Clements – Correspondence (2025)

Rebecca Bex Clements – Correspondence (2025)

Objects: Matchboxes and letters. Mixed media on paper Correspondence concerning missing soldiers during First World War, together with the many matchboxes that are in the archives were the inspiration for this artwork. Small calling cards have been created, with...
Talia Sweed – Thank God I am at Present III (2024)

Talia Sweed – Thank God I am at Present III (2024)

Objects: Letters. Oil on denim scraps, 50 x 40cm For this project I looked into the Smith Brothers’ letters and created imagery in response. My own practice is surrealism based and I’d recently been looking into war artist Paul Nash; I decided to incorporate elements...