Mightily delighted that my Seascape Triptych was selected for inclusion in the Libertalia Exhibition about to open in the Hive Gallery, Blackpool.

The three images, taken in Blackpool during a brief respite from a nasty storm, form part of the Impressions of Place series that I am currently working on and experimenting with.

Libertalia has a private view on Friday 13th December 2019 (5-7pm) with the exhibition running from the 15th January until the 15th February 2020. (Closed for Christmas and New Year). Opening times are 11-5pm Thursday to Saturday.

"The exhibition tells the hidden story of our pirate ancestors who guarded people’s liberties. They are said to have founded ‘Libertalia’ 300 years ago with pirate gold, to create a place where people could be equal and masters of their own destiny. Some believe Ingela Gathenhielm was its mastermind. Known as the pirate queen, she led a global pirate empire from her Pirate House in Gothenburg.

The exhibition transports her pirate house to Blackpool, filling it with images, sounds and symbols that resonate with Ingela and what she stood for. It invites the Gathenhielm pirates back to help us imagine what Blackpool would look if it were ‘Libertalia’ today, asking audiences to contribute to a ‘Libertalia’ manifesto for Blackpool and raise the ‘Libertalia’ flag.

Conceived by UK & Swedish artist-pirate’s Alexis K Johnson and Isabel Lagos, the exhibition is co-curated by Arrested Re-Development’s Dawn Mander, Libby Nightingale and Kate Yates. Featuring the work of artists from Gothenburg, Blackpool, Liverpool and South America including John Mark Allen, Jorge Alcaide, Andrew Barrow, Dylan Cross, Jacquie Cross, Norma Foulds, Piet Geboers, Mark Hetherington, Simon Job, George Johnson, Mathew Jones, Beata Kuczynska, Teto Lagos, Lisa McQueenie, Olivia Du Monceau, Jess Monger, Gareth Monger, Andrea Norrington, Richard Oughton, Juan Carlos Poblete, Anna Radovich, Monica Ravliuc, Jackie Sarafopolis, Peter Jamieson Sinclair, Ruta Staseviciute, Douglas Stewart, Kieran Thresh, Tracey Vallance, Danielle Waine and Elizabeth Ward. With performances by Sean Brown, Laura Colville, Baz Garrod, Linda Hampton, Tom Wright, and local residents.

Follow ‘Libertalia’ on Facebook and Twitter @TheLibertalia"