[Slightly Left-field] Come As You Really Are - The Hobby Cave @ Grants of Croydon

[Lyndhurstman]

Hello,
I place this here for your attention. It's not entirely Tiny Train related, but my small (well 4 - 7 mm) efforts will be taking part.

Come As You Really Are by Hetain Patel, opening 18 July 2024 in Croydon, London.

Come As You Really Are
18 July - 20 October 2024
️Free Entry
Grants of Croydon,
CR0 1GT

Come As You Really Are features thousands of objects created or collected by hobbyists across the UK shown alongside a new artist film. Each hobby represents a decision to commit valuable time to living life on our own terms in a society dominated by consumerism.

The project began with a nationwide call out inviting members of the public to share the activity to which they dedicate their spare time. Hobbies of all kinds are gathered to celebrate their variation, freedom of expression and ingenuity, and in doing so Patel challenges our perception of who gets to be called creative and where the impulse to create stems from. At the heart of this project is a nationwide community of people whose labours of love are a lens through which the artist presents an alternative portrait of the UK.

The exhibition will launch in London on 18 July 2024 at Grants, a former department store in Croydon. The nationwide project continues with presentations across the UK from February 2025 onwards.

Book your visit via the link in bio. [https://buytickets.at/artangel/1274783]

Cheers

Jan