Sculpting the Suburban Landscape
Julia Dennis - The Untold Story
19th June - 30th September 2007, MoDA
www.juliadennis.co.uk
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| posted by : hfbijsnlk at 16:23, Wednesday 19 Nov 2008 |
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I was driving along the coast road between Clevedon and Portishead, no intention of owning a caravan,But the 4sale sign seduced me and half an hour later I was the proud owner. Out went the nets and pink shag-pile, a coat of paint covered all the beige flowered wallpaper and on when the kettle. It was the most magical place to escape to from London.To watch the changing tides and bird life was wonderful. I even had my own little patch of garden with shed and garden bench. Sadly the site was sold and it became a Mobile home park. | |
| posted by : margot at 17:36, Thursday 23 Aug 2007 |
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We were the lucky ones! | |
| posted by : musician at 17:15, Tuesday 21 Aug 2007 |
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outside the caravan only wellies and walking shoes were fir for Glastonbury 2007 | |
| posted by : Hairy leg at 17:13, Tuesday 21 Aug 2007 |
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I love touring with my caravan, in comfort preferably. | |
| posted by : Jerry at 14:17, Tuesday 21 Aug 2007 |
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On a day like that you need lots of mars bars, stock up in the caravan mate | |
| posted by : sweet tooth at 14:12, Tuesday 21 Aug 2007 |
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East Anglia sinkage! Millions of tons of sand and shingle dredged off our coastline are now causing the loss of our shoreline to a far greater extent than Global Warming induced sea rise or East Anglian sinkage. It is not so much that the seas are rising but that our beaches are being stripped and lowered, so allowing high tides to undermine our dunes and soft cliffs, only to provide more sand to move offshore for further exploitation and profit. W need a sustainable future rather than a short term gain ? The cut in marine defence funding, and the refusal to compensate those who lose their living or livelihood, is real short-term economic strategy. This malpractice is banned in Europe because of the erosion and damage to fish stocks it creates. But over 30% of that sand and gravel stripped from our seabed is exported there to make up for the deficiency! | |
| posted by : NSAG, the North Sea Action Group. at 14:05, Tuesday 21 Aug 2007 |
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Take a look at this, changes in the climate impacting on our coastline in Norfolk. Walcott beach takes a battering from the spring tides in March this year Concerns for homes and camp sites sitting close to the sea! | |
| posted by : camera crazy at 13:53, Tuesday 21 Aug 2007 |
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Mr Bean is going on holiday | |
| posted by : Nick in Tower Hamlets at 23:53, Friday 17 Aug 2007 |
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spread the word for more crisis caravans! | |
| posted by : passer-by that won't go away at 23:51, Friday 17 Aug 2007 |
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Impressionist exhibition and Summer show at the RA. Tea in Fortnum and Mason, Walk towards Piccadilly Pass church sandwich board ad, for counselling in a caravan, in the church yard ! The caravan a place of refuge and shelter | |
| posted by : A passer-by at 23:46, Friday 17 Aug 2007 |
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I loved this piece Julie! The moment you open the small door,you get hit with the smell of vintage.All the trinkets and souviners reminded me of carboot sales.The carvan was magical,it was just what i would of wanted my carvan to look like! | |
| posted by : Pattie at 22:50, Friday 17 Aug 2007 |
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One summer my mother and her bestfriend took us away(me,minnie and carlotta my sisters) to St.David a small isolated village on the coast of Wales (not my favourite place in the world) The weather,no surprise here,was windy rainy and stormy.They rented a caravan or mini home as some like to call them.We all barely fitted in with our huge suitcases that had all the nonsense London girls would bring,high heels and make-up just incase we found a club or some decent guys...we were hopeful.Our first night in this 'home' was like we were at sea being biffed and buffed about by wind and rain,good old English weather playing at its best! The next day we all drove to the center of town to find a surf shop,we all hurried in to try and get surfing lessons or anything to entertain us like the thrill of a new bikini or really just anything...we all pilled in,looking really out of place,when we all spot this really georgeous shop assistant,big eyes,curly hair,the surfer type,we named him puppy dog eyes.Puppy was in every conversation and secretly in all of our dreams!That was our first excitment for the day,the other was to try coastering,a rather new sport to us girls but it sounded a laugh.So we went along just the teenagers the parents left us to watch Bridget Jones and drink wine,crying on how much their life was so similar to Bridget's.Everything was fine untill we had to jump of this hig rock into the sea,i was too frightened to do it alone so i made Carlotta hold my hand and jump with me,that failed and in all my excitment i swung my hand back and punched Carlotta in the nose,wasnt a pretty sight,blood everywhere!Then as if that wasnt enough Minnie got caught under a really fat man,she nearly drowned!instead of drowning she lost her shoe! terrible experience all around. And after all that they made us swim about a mile in deadly seas which were hurtling us left and right! That was a day to remember! We came home to drunken mum's who didnt take us a jot seriously when we said we nearly died...that night it rained again...we went home early. | |
| posted by : Pattie at 22:46, Friday 17 Aug 2007 |
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Thought you might enjoy this photo, dug it out, brings back many memories! | |
| posted by : Dorothy Field at 00:58, Wednesday 15 Aug 2007 |
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This little vehicle belongs to the West Lancashire Masonic Caravan Club, It's used in displays promoting masonic caravanning. | |
| posted by : Perry Mason at 00:45, Wednesday 15 Aug 2007 |
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Moving a caravan over the landscape under a helicopter. | |
| posted by : Hank at 00:35, Wednesday 15 Aug 2007 |
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A model of a 1950's American airstream caravan. These caravans were made post WW11 from surplus aircraft metal. Stylish. And variations are still manufactured today. | |
| posted by : Hank at 00:20, Wednesday 15 Aug 2007 |
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Here's something you don't often see, An extendable gypsy caravan from the 1930's. It must have been luxurious at the time. | |
| posted by : Gypsy John at 00:00, Wednesday 15 Aug 2007 |
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Has anyone out there got some interesting obsessions and collections that they would keep, do or hide in a caravan: stamps, clothes, writing, postcards, toys, craftwork, card playing, meetings (what kind), play, food ...... where would you place them: draws, cupboard, window, roof, floor? Please send ideas in: serious, quirky, funny, mad, or maybe s xx | |
| posted by : Artist at 12:41, Tuesday 14 Aug 2007 |
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I have been inundated with requests to borrow my caravan for Reading. Not bloody likely! xx | |
| posted by : Muvva at 12:26, Tuesday 14 Aug 2007 |
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floral tea cups, space ship mania, spiderman in a hurry, two lumps of sugar please! I am the intrepid defender of the galaxies, I will save the universe from the evil Emperor Zurg. I am not a toy! | |
| posted by : Buzz Lightyear at 10:11, Tuesday 14 Aug 2007 |
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Deptford market great for the 'everyday'. Collected brilliant caravan stories too!.... old ladies setting off for cowboy and indian weekend, caravan retreats, in all the hats, feathers, face paint, guns and all; and cross dressers in need of a quiet weekend away from the family! Many more to tell.... | |
| posted by : Julia at 09:55, Tuesday 14 Aug 2007 |
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A caravan Installation on plot 1 at the MoDA Museum until 30th September. A place of refuge full of wonder, memories and memorabilia; reflecting suburban Britain today. Re-cycled kitchen & household gadgets used as plant pots; textiles from Ghana and India; dolls from Eastern Europe, north Africa and Wales; fish paste, spam and corn beef in the cupboard, with a nice cup of tea and fig biscuits and some bottles of wine hidden away. The start of a touring show that will collect, replace and change along the way. Destination probably Italy. Visitors welcome! | |
| posted by : Julia at 09:45, Tuesday 14 Aug 2007 |
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Why did the story have to end like that, who else thinks the same, a bit of a disappointment after really enjoying an insightful journey into the transcient and procarious lives of visitors and illegal workers residing in the UK today. The caravan often being a place of salvation, for people from Poland,Portugal,Brazil,the Ukraine,Russia; parts of Africa, China, Bulgaria, and many more; offering them protection and a temporary home from their dreadfull working conditions and pay. An escape from their conveyor belt poultry posts in factories and the discerning, sweet smelling strawberry fields of corruption and gangsters; for the fake blonde lipstick side walks along desolate roads in Sheffield and not forgetting the warriors against capitalism, the ancestoral environmental keepers of justice protecting planet earth. I loved the descriptions of the caravans throughout and the image of the little round gren0painted caravan sitting in a massive beech tree. This was a picture of delight. But how could the book have ended any ideas? | |
| posted by : Carlotta at 17:39, Monday 16 Jul 2007 |
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