IN HEAT at Blue Shop Cottage
by Nettle Grellier and Plum Cloutman
5th-12th May 2021 | 10am - 8pm
In Heat is a celebration of femininity, the side of femininity that women know very well, but has been ‘best kept away’ from the male gaze. In Heat is a chance for the artists and curator to wave their humour, absurdity and rough edges out for all to see. Here we have a show of honesty and humour - where we take a moment to revel in the absurd and raw femme that consumer culture would rather us not see.
As we emerge from 12 months of isolation and suppression let us revel in the coming together of artists, people and celebrate the essence of historically underrepresented artists. Trauma can be expressed, vulgarity is celebrated and in sharing all of this, we find ourselves increasingly connected and understood. By revealing these truths, we stand ever closer to a taste of something like freedom.