Stomach of Silt is the first duo exhibition of Groundmouth, a collaboration between Harry Martin and Milly Melbourne, born from The Field artist residency in Derbyshire where they worked and played together for 18 months. Here they developed psychogeographic techniques to tune into the layers of historical, ecological, sociopolitical and mythic realities of the complex surrounding landscape.

For Stomach of Silt, Groundmouth use this approach to explore forgotten places of industrial power - Masson Mills, a 1783 cotton spinning mill; the skeletal remains of Willington Power Station; and the River Don, where trash churns in swamps under Sheffield’s abandoned steel factories. They weave voices and knowledge from these spaces to intuitively understand the haunting legacy of industrialisation in all its devastation, beauty and pride, through a sprawling and scavenged installation of sculpture, sound and textile.

There will be a performance on the opening night at 7pm and a drop-in workshop to interact with and respond to the work on Sunday 8th December 12-4pm. The exhibition also features an illustrated publication of writings.

Groundmouth – Stomach of Silt

GLOAM 160 Arundel Street, Sheffield, S14RE

Opening night Friday 6^th December 6-9pm

Exhibition open Saturday 7^th – Sunday 8^th 12-4pm

Haarlem Artspace in Wirksworth, Derbyshire champions rural contemporary art regionally, nationally, and internationally through exhibitions, residencies, publications, symposia, talks and events.

GLOAM is an artist-led exhibition and studio space located in Sheffield City Centre. GLOAM aims to support emerging and established artists by providing time and space to be experimental within their practice. Its current co-directors are; Stu Burke, Thomas Griffiths & Victoria Sharples.