The New Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm Information Centre

Artist duo Arieh Frosh and Ed Compson present The New Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm Information Centre. A conclusion to their residency with Norwich University of the Arts under the East Gallery Fellowship programme, the project creatively explores the relationship between offshore wind energy and Doggerland, the submerged landmass that used to connect the UK to mainland Europe. The exhibition uses the meeting of wind turbine and seabed as a narrative starting point. Presenting a mix of collected and adapted material from marine archaeological research and wind energy construction, the ‘new information centre’ reflects on the oceanic relationships that occur across time, or the non-linear poetics of the sea.

Arieh Frosh and Ed Compson are independent artists who work collaboratively on socially engaged, technologically-driven projects. Since 2020 the pair have been working on an ongoing series of artworks, workshops, research experiments that question how we think about machines and ecology, and how these ways of thinking affect imagination.

East Gallery have just announced three events to coincide with the exhibition:

Artist led-tour
Wednesday 23 April 12.30-1.30pm

Seen the show and want to know more? Artist and East Gallery Fellow Arieh Frosh will be back with us to lead a short lunchtime-tour of the exhibition.

Book online or just drop-in!

Exhibition talk
Friday 16 May 6-7.30pm, exhibition viewing from 5.30pm.

Join us for a special in-conversation event with contemporary art critic and PhD candidate Jonathan P Watts, Arieh Frosh and Ed Compson. The evening will begin with time to view Frosh and Compson’s exhibition before the talk commences. Free refreshments served. This is a seated event with limited capacity. Please book online to secure a place.

Workshop
Saturday 17 May, 2-4pm

This participatory role-playing workshop is an extension of Arieh Frosh and Ed Compson’s exhibition at East Gallery. The exhibition looks at the relationship between offshore wind energy and Doggerland, the submerged landmass that used to connect the UK to mainland Europe.

During the workshop, participants will collectively construct a narrative in which we will create an energy company formed of multiple characters of the North Sea, from undersea cables to fishing trawlers. Through spoken role play, the characters will work their way through different changes in fortune.

The workshop is a coming together of visual art, gaming, and storytelling. While the artists will set the parameters of the story, there’s no way of knowing where it will lead.

No prior knowledge of the North Sea is needed to be involved, just a keenness to shape the story. The workshop will involve active participation and speaking in groups.

This workshop is limited to 15 places and aimed at ages 16 and over. Please book online!