BasementArtsProject

Sharon Mossbeck
Forgotten Spaces

PREVIEW
Friday 13th April | 7.30pm – 9.30pm

Drawing upon the singular atmosphere of the basement as a contemporary art project, Forgotten Spaces presents an exhibition of new works by Sheffield based artist Sharon Mossbeck looking at prison cells, oubliettes, and dungeons of Medieval Europe.

Cross-stitch is a versatile medium rarely seen in the context of contemporary fine art and is here utilised by Mossbeck to depict the scale of these forgotten spaces. Working with Aida (cross-stitch fabric), an unforgiving material, and making the most of its similarities to graph paper, these works take on the manner of a blueprint and depict the torturous dimensions of these spaces, chilling in their cruelty.

Exhibition Open

Exhibition Remains Open By Appointment until

Monday 30th April

Lunchtime Conversations: Sharon Mossbeck

Monday 30th May | 12.30pm – 2.30pm
Places are limited and are regularly oversubscribed so booking for this event is essential.
Contact Bruce Davies at basementartsproject@gmail.com or on 0750 672 1504

About Sharon Mossbeck

Sharon Mossbeck is a UK based Conceptual Artist, primarily painting and working in Contemporary Art Cross-stitch.

Her work focuses on themes of death and religion, with other influences coming from medicine and history. Mossbeck’s atheist beliefs spark a fascination with religion, and her work is perhaps best understood as exploring and questioning how it must be to have faith, in stark opposition to her own views on what happens after death.