... AND IN ACCENTS DISCONSOLATE
Ruth Parkinson | Installation
August 2011, Sat - Sun 10am – 5pm

Ruth searches out ruins where nature and culture vie with each other; she courts anachronism. Plaster has an ethereal nature and its fragility, and propensity to easily dissolve, contributes greatly to the nature of this piece of work. Folkestone Harbour Station is fast falling into decline and the nature of that dereliction continues to both inspire the artist and capture her heart.

The Harbour Station was of great strategic importance throughout World
War 1. Thousands of weary soles trod its platforms, on their way to and from the Western Front. If we care to walk along its now deserted platforms, we may discern voices. Perhaps we might hear the echoes of the Last Post or a whispering from some dark corner, telling us that although Harbour Station slumbers, it is not yet dead.