Sinegorsk

2013 (In collaboration with artist Hazel Stone). Sinegorsk was a residency undertaken at the Old Lookout Gallery in Broadstairs which was inspired by the Russian cargo vessel of the same name. This ship hit rough waters off the coast of Newhaven, East Sussex in 2009, and the turbulent waters' impact on the Sinegorsk resulted in a 15 degree list which released tens of thousands of planks of wood off its decks. The wood was carried in what was described as a ‘giant wood slick’, eastwards towards Broadstairs and other neighboring coastal towns. The mass of sawn pieces of wood washed up to form giant stacks along the coast. Inspired by these temporary structures, this residency investigated the natural ‘list’ of the Old Lookout Gallery itself, exploring the sense of chaos and order created by the storm.