Linda Simon

In the absence of a studio space in Medway, we took to the streets for Medway Open Studios 2024. Each artist designed their own trolley in response to personal narratives ranging from female empowerment, sense of place and wildlife conservation concerns. The trolley performance took place on the streets of old Chatham during the weekend of 13/14 July.

My contribution was a Croque-en-bird-bouche trolley highlighting the plight of song birds in those countries where they are eaten as a delicacy, threatening their population.

To mark the summer solstice we transformed the historic church of St Mary’s at Burham into a celebration of midsummer. Suspended insulation blankets filled the church with gold and silver marking the transition from the longest day to the longest night of the year.

We invited members of the public to participate in a cyanotype workshop, creating prints using the flora from the churchyard and developed using UV rays from the sun.

A selection of the work I made for the Filaments Art Collective show held at the ancient church of St Mary’s, Burham in October 2021.

This project was supported by a National Lottery grant from the Arts Council