'Copy Out A New Shoot' by Joanne Masding

Joanne Masding is an artist based in Birmingham who makes sculptural work from clay, plaster, plastics, metal, text and images. 'Copy Out A New Shoot' is an exhibition of new work by Joanne and the first exhibition in 'Archive Fever', our new programme for 2022. 'Archive Fever' is a four-part project about collecting and collections hosted by Modern Painters, New Decorators, funded by Arts Council England and produced in partnership with Leicestershire Museums Collection.

Within the Leicestershire Collection, artefacts are digitally duplicated and become physically fragmented, scattering into versions of themselves that are hard to catalogue. Drawn to such items and processes, Joanne's research led her to the extensive botany collection. Once living flora such as leaves, weeds and flowers take on second lives as illustrations and wooden models, replicating and growing across the archive.

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About Archive Fever

‘Archive Fever’ is a new four-part project about collecting and collections hosted by Modern Painters, New Decorators, funded by Arts Council England and produced in partnership with Leicestershire Museums Collection. ‘Archive Fever’ consists of four solo visual art exhibitions staring Joanne Masding, Jagjit Kaur, Dan Cowlam and Katie Schwab.

About Our Programme

Exhibition: 22 January - 5 March 2022, 11am-5pm: Thursday-Saturday Modern Painters, New Decorators, Carillon Court, Loughborough, LE11 3XA

The Collection features items relating to the county's history, including; Victorian costume, 1970s Action Man and Neolithic stone axes. The collections are curated under the following themes: Natural Life, Working Life, Home and Family Life, Cultural Life and Sporting Life. These are underpinned by the archaeology collection, which contains the earliest examples of objects relating to the thematic approach to collecting the life of the county.

Workshop: Self-Collage Family Workshop : Saturday 26 February 2022,10am - 1pm. Charnwood Museum.

Our Self-Collage workshop is a free family workshop exploring collage techniques to create layered images of ourselves. Thinking about identity, heritage, personal interests, likes and dislikes - we’ll piece together images, chop up words, add in drawings and choose colours to make artworks all about us.

Livestream: Thursday 17 February 2022, 8:00-8:30 pm: Hosted on YouTube

Our exhibition livestream offers the chance to experience a unique and close-up insight into ‘Copy Out A New Shoot’. Explore the creative narrative of the project; guiding you through the exhibition, and offering behind the scenes insight into the archive from the comfort of your home.