A contemporary painter studies green spaces in a busy, urban world.
Through vivid, atmospheric paintings, contemporary artist Ruth Murray explores the psychological impact of gardens and how they shape our lives today.
Living in a fast-paced city surrounded by concrete, Murray finds inspiration in the smallest patches of urban greenery – such as her neighbour’s lush potted plants, community planters in shared alleys, and a quiet spot by a brook in the local park. Her works of art explore gardens as sites of growth, solace and introspection, tending to plants in the way we nurture our own inner worlds.
The exhibition’s title, Byron’s Pond, nods to a hidden enclave on the River Cam, where Lord Byron once bathed and where Virginia Woolf is said to have followed in his footsteps.
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