A “dynamic and playful” exhibition is coming soon to the Cambridge Artworks gallery on Green’s Road.
Titled The Wedding of Ellie and Sid, this two-person exhibition will run from 29-30 May, with a special reception event on Thursday, 28 May, at 6-9pm.
‘Crocus Vernus’ by Sid White-Jones
The exhibition has been co-curated by the artists themselves, Eleanor Breeze and Sid White-Jones, after five years of friendship and creative dialogue.
Each drawing on a longstanding alphabet of visual references, Eleanor and Sid both use found photos as a starting point, working to capture a record of stories that are lost or at risk of becoming lost.
Items such as family pets, bunches of flowers and ceremonial cakes become “visual anchors and personal motifs which can be seen repeated time and time again, hinting at the struggle of a process that can never be complete”.
‘Hedge, French Hood’ by Eleanor Breeze‘Kid Glove’ by Eleanor Breeze
Both artists use their practice to reinterpret the source material, disrupting a simple reading of the image.
Eleanor layers her icons like a collage, exploring the way the meaning of images or objects change depending on the context in which they are placed.
Sid employs an arduous process of physical, chemical, and digital manipulation to place distance between the original media and the new, more painterly images.
‘Dog’ by Eleanor Breeze‘The Wedding of Ellie and Sid’ art exhibition at Cambridge Artworks
In this exhibition, Sid’s anonymous, archival approach meets Eleanor’s personal, populated paintings.
On what inspired the wedding theme, Sid says: “I’m at a time in my life where all my friends are getting married – it’s a strange period of constant wedding invites, so I wanted to play with that idea.”
The artists have worked together before, both part of the team that brought Motion Sickness Project Space to Lion Yard between 2019 and 2021.
The project reimagined an empty retail unit as a contemporary art gallery for emerging artists from around the UK.
Sid White-Jones. Picture: Charlotte BrookesEleanor Breeze in her studio
Eleanor says: “Despite having worked together creatively, this is the first time we’ve exhibited alongside each other.
“It’s a chance to draw out some of the overlapping threads in our work, including storytelling and iconography.”
The Wedding of Ellie and Sid will run from Friday, 29 May, until Saturday, 30 May, and is free to attend.
To reserve a space at the reception launch on Thursday, 28 May, go to eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-wedding-of-ellie-and-sid-exhibition-reception-tickets-1986420450039.