We're delighted to welcome local artist Ingrid Berry to The Yard to exhibit her new collection of oil paintings Mother Earth, Father Sky, the largest body of work she has created to date.
Join us for this special private opening evening, where guests will enjoy a glass of fizz and canapés, hear from Ingrid about the story behind the collection, and have the first opportunity to view and purchase the works.
The exhibition began as a search for a self Ingrid had lost touch with. In 2013 she encountered the idea of the inner child, the part of us carrying our earliest wonder, vulnerability + belonging, and realised her own was missing. The collection is dedicated to bringing her home: her freedom, her joy, her love of colour and magic. The figures that recur throughout represent both the adult and child within, in quiet conversation.
Travelling through indigenous communities including the Sámi of the Arctic Circle, Aboriginal Australians and Native American peoples, Ingrid was drawn to how deeply they understand identity as inseparable from land, and to the idea of Mother Earth and Father Sky: earth as nurturing presence, sky as guiding spirit.
For this collection, Ingrid turned her attention upward, studying cloud and light, and asked local fathers to describe their experience of fatherhood. Their letters, deeply moving, spoke of creating safety, security and love for their families with total devotion. We're grateful to the Hampshire fathers who trusted her with their words.
This collection has particular resonance for us: Ingrid grew up in the Candover Valley, and it was walking into our barn space at The Yard, that gave her the energy to create her largest collection yet. We couldn't be prouder to host Ingrid and we hope you will come + feel the energy of her love for our beautiful Candover Valley, and your own connection within it.
The exhibition will be open to the public from Friday 2nd October - Sunday 4th October from 10am to 3pm.
Please note the exhibition is only accessible by staircase
We're delighted to welcome local artist Ingrid Berry to The Yard to exhibit her new collection of oil paintings Mother Earth, Father Sky, the largest body of work she has created to date.
Join us for this special private opening evening, where guests will enjoy a glass of fizz and canapés, hear from Ingrid about the story behind the collection, and have the first opportunity to view and purchase the works.
The exhibition began as a search for a self Ingrid had lost touch with. In 2013 she encountered the idea of the inner child, the part of us carrying our earliest wonder, vulnerability + belonging, and realised her own was missing. The collection is dedicated to bringing her home: her freedom, her joy, her love of colour and magic. The figures that recur throughout represent both the adult and child within, in quiet conversation.
Travelling through indigenous communities including the Sámi of the Arctic Circle, Aboriginal Australians and Native American peoples, Ingrid was drawn to how deeply they understand identity as inseparable from land, and to the idea of Mother Earth and Father Sky: earth as nurturing presence, sky as guiding spirit.
For this collection, Ingrid turned her attention upward, studying cloud and light, and asked local fathers to describe their experience of fatherhood. Their letters, deeply moving, spoke of creating safety, security and love for their families with total devotion. We're grateful to the Hampshire fathers who trusted her with their words.
This collection has particular resonance for us: Ingrid grew up in the Candover Valley, and it was walking into our barn space at The Yard, that gave her the energy to create her largest collection yet. We couldn't be prouder to host Ingrid and we hope you will come + feel the energy of her love for our beautiful Candover Valley, and your own connection within it.
The exhibition will be open to the public from Friday 2nd October - Sunday 4th October from 10am to 3pm.
Please note the exhibition is only accessible by staircase
