Plot, Politics & Play. Thoughts on the Allotment Garden as Cultural Landscape.

This essay, which begins with a consideration of family photographs, examines the history of allotment gardening in the British Isles and reveals aspects of politics and play associated with the celebrated plot.

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Plot, Politics & Play is a contribution to the online artist collaborative project Digging featuring the work of Brigitte Jurack, Chris Powell & Kiran Sattar. Engaging with personal concerns about climate change, sustainability, environmental ethics and the global reach of the COVID-19 pandemic, the artists present work that responds to the terrain of Texas Christian University and revolves around aesthetic connections and overlapping studio practices. Their shared concerns coalesce around earth, or more specifically clay, and this material has been a significant waypoint in their camaraderie and international exchange over several years.