REVIEW Oct 2025 The Righting Moment – ‘Simon Starling: Boat Works’ at Abbot Hall & Windermere Jetty Museum

Lakeland Arts presents ‘Simon Starling: Boat Works’ in two concurrent exhibitions, one on the first floor of Abbot Hall Art Gallery in Kendal, the other occupying indoor and outdoor space at Windermere Jetty Museum. the Fourdrinier visited the shows and had the opportunity to talk with Simon Starling about the thought processes, inspirations and ideas behind his work, from a fondness for the ‘use and abuse of boats’ to his gentle satire of the state of the UK’s nuclear deterrent to migration, transformation and climate change. Born in Surrey and now based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Starling won the Turner Prize in 2005, presented work at the 50th and 53rd Venice Biennales and has exhibited internationally. ‘Boat Works’ on view with gallery admission until 13 March 2026.

FEATURE Oct 2025 Shining out ‘From the Shadow’ – Ten Obstructions at Rogue Artists’ Studios CIC

Commanding the first floor space of Rogue Artists’ Studios CIC, a presentation of vibrant and eclectic two and three dimensional works of art formed the exhibition ‘From the Shadow – Investigations by Ten Obstructions’, bathed the in the room’s pale yellow light, where artist group Ten Obstructions exhibited work of an order that distributes power and agency. ‘From the Shadow’ took its title from a line from Auden’s poem, As I Walked Out One Evening, and was held as part of Rogue Artists’ Studios CIC 30th Anniversary celebration running from 6 to 28 September 2025. the Fourdrinier spoke to Christopher Rainham about the show.

PASSING CLOUD Oct 2025 part twenty four

'We will miss this journey, but it is the beginning and we have many more to see.

Now, we are gathered, on a bed the size of a room, to watch the re-entry into our atmosphere...

We are excited, yes, but unsure.

If we fail, we know our way back to ourselves, back to each other.

Here, on this page is the last fragment of our conversation, for now. An ending of 2 years in conversation.

Let’s continue another time, another place.'

- xhi Ndubisi, from Passing Cloud part 24