Exchange - Chris Drury and Kay Syrad
EXCHANGE is a specially commissioned oversized book created with paper buried in the Sydling earth - of which only 3 have been produced. The book celebrates sustainable farming practice and the history of the Dorset landscape and those that farm on it. Cape Farewell's FarmArt programme places artists in residence with a community of organic farmers in Sydling St. Nicholas, Dorset to create high-quality, high-profile artworks which will open up the discussion amongst the general public (children, adults) about the way in which we value our food and land biodiversity. Working with four Sydling farmers of Manor Farm, Huish Farm, and Dollens Farm, Cape Farewell has commissioned Chris Drury, Guy Martin, Kay Syrad and recently Vanessa Reid to create sculptural, live and text based works, interrogating notions of food supply, local community, and the politics of land. http://www.capefarewell.com/latest/projects/rural-artist-residency.html