The Buffer Zone (2016)

Groyne 9 - Dawlish Warren | Photo: Gabrielle Hoad

Gabrielle Hoad, Megan Calver and Susie David are three artists who work independently but have a common interest in initiating dialogue with the nonhuman world through oblique approaches to field study. During 2016, they undertook a self-organised residency at Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, supported by a bursary from a-n The Artist Information Company.

Resulting work was shown in 'Throw only to an alert catcher' in three beach huts on site at Dawlish in October 2016. The work, which included a video reel and artist publication lie lie lie, later transferred to Gallery 333, Exeter Phoenix.

The project was also featured in a paper presented by Mark Leahy ‘after alert catchers: a report on an other (than) worded event’ at Beyond Words: Privileging the Unspoken in Arts and Communities in a Posthuman World, Plymouth University, March 2017
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