Fabricateur II – Fabrics of Seafaring: Rope
90mins Depot eventFabricateur II – Fabrics of Seafaring: Rope
The second in Fourth Door's Fabricateur series of events
LR Vandy is an artist and maker and will be talking about her recent work with rope materials. Vandy began working with rope materials in the aftermath of discovering the Chatham Historic Dockyards Ropery in 2022, the last working ropery in Britain.
Vandy's current exhibition, Rise, at the Weston Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, explores the sculptural forms and textural qualities of rope materials, linking its naval and seafaring uses to the industrial revolution, slavery, emancipation and to pre-modern seasonal celebrations, such as the Mayday maypole.