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Byland’s Super Saga, Jack Pell

HUMBER STREET GALLERY, 64 Humber Street, HU1 1TU

5 May - 7 Jul 2024

FREE

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Byland’s Super Saga is the first institutional solo show by Hull born artist Jack Pell. The exhibition draws upon the magic of everyday life across history, and is born out of Pell’s personal experience growing up in Hull as a working-class person and all the vibrant complexities that come with that.

Hull is often described as a city shaped by water. The artworks in Byland’s Super Saga take the regions waterways – the drains, the canals and the estuary – as metaphors to explore its key themes. It weaves together the recognisable, everyday aspects of a city with that which is bizarre and magical.

The exhibition is an attempt to highlight and examine the social history, folklore, industrial heritage and natural landscape of Hull and the East Riding in an imaginative way; as well as celebrate modern and unlikely aspects of popular culture such as fantasy and science-fiction, fairground art, car customisation, scarecrows and model building.

From reimagined replicas of some of Hull’s cast iron bridges including Wilmington and Sculcoates, to puppets named Wyke and Grim, who take on the characterised personas of Hull and Grimsby respectively, Byland’s Super Saga presents a creative interpretation of Hull unseen before.

Venue Details

HUMBER STREET GALLERY,
64 Humber Street,
HU1 1TU

info@absolutelycultured.co.uk

https://www.absolutelycultured.co.uk/humberstreetgallery/

Humber Street Gallery is a contemporary art space nestled in the heart of the city’s Fruit Market cultural quarter. Housed in a former fruit warehouse, the gallery will showcase the best in contemporary visual arts from the shocking to the sublime. The gallery seeks to generate debate, push boundaries, encourage new ways of thinking and inspire with a packed programme designed to appeal. to those both familiar and not so familiar with the arts.

Facilities

Accessible Toilets

Assistance Dogs

Baby Changing

Level Access

Wheelchair Access

Opening Times

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
10.30am - 5pm
Thursday
12:00pm - 7:00pm
Friday
10.30am - 5pm
Saturday
10.30am - 5pm
Sunday
10.30am - 5pm