Exhibition Transforms Gallery

Roseland opened at Bonhoga Gallery Friday 19th May 2006 for four weeks. The installation is inspired by a summerhouse set in a rose garden. The gallery space has been transformed by a carpeted floor, the windows are filled with light boxes, the light is 'rose-tinted' and a soundtrack of birds song makes the gallery feel summery. Hundreds of objects that are pink or based on the motif of the rose are displayed in glass cabinets, shelves and plinths. Unusually, all the cases and plinths are mounted on wheels. Roseland T-shirts are available for purchase throughout the exhibition, and during the second week the gallery space will be used for a plant exchange with pupils from Hamnavoe School. There are many Roselands throughout the world, and there is a set of maps derived from these. In June Roseland at Bonhoga Gallery will be linked to a mobile Garden Shed in the village of Roydon in Epping Forest on the outskirts of London as part of Common or Garden, organised by Epping Forest Arts. A plant exchange will take place there.