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Watch: Mystery Rain Rods
The search for springs and underground waterways led to dowsing, an ancient skill controversially still used today by agricultural workers, water companies, engineers, divination workers and enthusiasts. This craft featured heavily in a series of workshops at Holyrood Academy, during which Anna and a group of students explored water within the land. Learning traditional water…
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Walk
I led a performative water walk on 29th April as the final project event. Thirty people of all ages came. Here is an outline of the walk: This walk is part of Water Histories (with Somerset Art Works) where I’ve been exploring the significance of water in Chard, on this journey I will take you…
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Showcase
Water Histories at Chard Spring Festival with Anna Chrystal Stephens. A response to the ‘spirit of water’ in Chard, researching and referencing the heritage of water in the town. A Culturally Chard project coordinated by Somerset Art Works, April 2022 – May 2023. During a series of workshops at Holyrood Academy, Anna Chrystal Stephens and a…
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Grist
Beside Bath Street and The Minnows, in the area between Fore Street and Holyrood Street, a spring emerges. The spring water collects in Mill Pond beside some stone remains of mill buildings, here stood a grist mill which ground grains such as corn or wheat to produce flour. The mill on this site would have…
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Riverbed
Riverbed booklet is here! A publication containing a selection of work from water histories workshops. Risograph printed at Footprinters Workers Coop. The artwork in this zine was made by members of the Nightingale group and members of the public who participated in workshop sessions. Many thanks to Ingrid Edington, Vera Courinha Marques and all the community…
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Join us in Chard
Join us to explore Water Histories in Chard – a project by artist Anna Chrystal Stephens in collaboration with Chard communities, exploring the significance of water in the town and the surrounding landscape. Culturally Chard Spring Festival 27-29 April The Chard Spring Festival celebrates the past, present & future culture of this vibrant, diverse town. Come…
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Print Sculptures
These will be on display as part of the Water Histories showcase on 28th April, Guildhall, Chard
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Workshops
Work from sessions with the Nightingale group and Chard Together event русло річки Workshop with the Ukrainian group using homemade inks to paint Chard stones found during the project. We put the stones together to create a riverbed. I also screened my Diviners film and we talked about the project research. натуральне чорнило I offered…
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Mystery Rain Rods
A short film made in collaboration with students from Holyrood Academy, Chard. Production Update: Since finishing the workshop sessions with Holyrood students I have been working on the film in my studio; selecting clips, organising images, overlaying sounds. Finally, I spent a day editing with Richard Tomlinson who assisted with the sound, captions and other…
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Announcement! Final Project Event: 28th April 2023
There will be a showcase for the Water Histories project on 28th April at Culturally Chard Spring Festival Chard Guildhall, 14 Fore St, Chard TA20 1PH Opening 10.30am – 3.30pm Intro talks at 11.30am and 2pm Admission free, refreshments available. A display of artwork from the Water Histories project including a short film made collaboratively by…
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