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Memoriam I & II

A diptych sculpture imagining a contemporised memorial for Sir Gawain of the eponymous medieval tale. This work was created for the final exhibition of Into the Wyld at the Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead.


Spirituality

EXHIBITION: 07 November – 21 December 2024. The Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead

The third and final exhibition of the Material Matters Collective’s residency at the Williamson Art Gallery is Spirituality and features two new artworks by John Elcock.


The White Hart

The White Hart is a large panel painting in egg tempera on board depicting the emblem of Richard II from the Wilton Diptych and created for Chivalry, part two of Into the Wyld at the Williamson Art Gallery.


Chivalry

EXHIBITION: 19 September – 25 October 2024. The Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead

Part II of the Material Matters Collective’s five month residency at the Williamson Art Gallery is Chivalry, curated by John Elcock and featuring his new panel painting based on the Wilton Diptych.


Cleave | Cleave

Cleave | Cleave is a sculptural meditation on the Green Chapel in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, in the form of a triptych of wood and stone split across two sites.