Alex Blackmore operates in an area where celebration, ceremony and ritual overlap, and where the reasons for what we do are often thought lost, but may be evident in the detail and poetry of the event.
Alex has begun work on a version of the macabre and flamboyant 'obby 'oss, which can be seen in various incarnations around the country adding an unreadable and disruptive presence to May Day
and other celebrations.
A taste of the license provided by costume and anonymity will be
provided at Sir John Barrow School where Alex will be passing on his mask-making skills to the
children and staff, who will be working from these simple templates towards something of their own.
You can meet Alex and the
'Oss In Progress on May 11th when he will be working at the
Sir John Barrow Cottage
from 10 am to 2pm.
Here's a map....
https://goo.gl/maps/Pgniu2BMWjD2
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