Artist in Focus I Bud I Planque x Kimi Zoet Curation I Space by Harri Bell Open from 07.06.23 – 02.07.23 Exhibition opening times: Wednesday – Sunday 12-6pm
Tickets at https://planque.co.uk/events
322-324 Acton Mews, London E8 4EA
For the latest instalment of their Artist in Focus series, Planque is pleased to present artist and writer Kimi Zoet, whose body of work Bud (2022) – created at the PADA Studios artist residency – is showcased and elevated through interventions within Planque's space.
Fuelled by her vivid, infectious imagination, Zoet is known for her storytelling ability – an interdisciplinary practice that conjures entire worlds and the characters that inhabit them. Her work is underpinned by narrative, and mediated through drawing, writing, singing, installations or performances: “I simply write fables and then make art about them; it helps me process my emotions and thoughts”. This exhibition takes Bud (2022) as the catalyst in curating a series of interventions, including a site-specific live drawing showcase, artist dinner, and workshop, all aligning with Planque’s ideology to “explore slower and more intentional ways to eat and drink”.
In response to the residencies’ abandoned surroundings and toxic parkland, the character of Bud comes to life. Here, the artist tests the parameters of her practice, constantly searching for new processes of making: fabrics dyed with natural pigment, hand-carved wood, and repurposing materials salvaged from local landfills. “The work speaks of the magic and beauty that lies beneath the thin crust of our busy lives, to find wonder in the familiar.” Bud’s journey explores our collective and imposed disengagement from nature and instinctive longing for it. The narrative grapples with discussions around mass production and craft, the artificial and natural, destruction and transformation – ultimately, the transformative power of creativity.
About Kimi Zoet, the artist
Kimi Zoet (b.1997) is a Dutch multimedia artist and writer, currently living and working in Falmouth, Cornwall where she is undertaking her Masters in Illustration and Authorship. Her work is centred around storytelling, whether through drawing, installation, singing, writing or performance. Most recently, the artist was selected as adidas’ Artist in Residence and has exhibited in venues across the capital including Peckham Safehouse, Waterton Gallery and OXO Tower Wharf.
The occasion of Zoet’s collaboration with Planque marks the artist’s graduation from her Master’s programme. To learn more about Kimi’s work, please see here.
About Planque, the restaurant
Planque is a wine-drinkers’ clubhouse; a space for those seeking to celebrate the practice of eating and drinking with purpose. Set across a set of double railway arches in Haggerston, East London, Planque is home to a restaurant, members’ club, wine cellar, and retail store. Planque uses wine as a lens to explore ideas and facilitate connections. We believe wine is an expression of terroir and apply the same standards to everything we engage with; from menu and food selection to design collaborations, always placing emphasis on how things are produced. The ideology is simple and fuss- free: inviting people to come together to enjoy and explore slower and more intentional ways to eat and drink, and an appreciation for intelligent food and wine culture.
Intervention Dates
04.06.23 2-4pm Live Drawing drop-in I 07.06.23 7-11pm Artist Dinner I 10.06.23 2-4pm Workshop To learn more about Planque, please see here.
About Space by Harri Bell, the production
Space by Harri Bell offers bespoke creative partnerships and curatorial work to expand clients’ artistic reach through partnering artists and designers with the physical spaces that are best poised to shape, shelter and platform their works. Operating nomadically across the UK, placing artworks in both the gallery setting and alternative exhibition spaces.
To learn more about Harri’s work, please see here.