Inner Beauty

The wooden toe boards are from inside a church organ from Tabernacle United Reform Church, Chippenham, dating from 1904. Restored using a wax based natural oil, enhancing all the marks that have built up over time securing its narrative. Looking closely, you can see writing and marks made by the maker.

 Each hole in the boards has a history, a memory of sound, travelling through each time it was played, these boards represent the inner beauty of the instrument.

 Not only does music physically echo, it also echoes the beauty within us all, highlighting the togetherness we all feel and how music can connect with the individual, a space and a community. Music resonates in us all, allowing us to contemplate, reflect, feel and respond.

Inner Beauty I. Currently on display at RWA Bristol - 172 Annual Open Exhibition.