Film screening and talk
Artist Film Screening and In Conversation with Shaun C. Badham and Jes Fernie
14:00–15:00
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Join us for the exclusive first screening of artist Shaun C. Badham’s film A Journey of The Spaces In-Between, and hear more about Shaun’s Encounters of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens while making it.
Shaun’s film was inspired by a recent artist-led walk he held on the summer solstice, stopping to discuss twelve locations across the site.
Following the screening, Shaun will be joined by Jes Fernie for an in conversation exploring the themes of the film. Topics of discussion will include perspectives on im/permanence, the role of public art, adaptable architecture, rights of way, what we can learn from animals as audiences and more.
Jes Fernie is a writer, curator, lecturer and mentor to many sculptors, as well as the creator of Archive of Destruction, documenting emotive encounters and significant shifts in public sculpture.
Together Shaun and Jes will draw on moments where their own paths have crossed, the journeys of discovery they have been on with their creative practices, and their explorations of socio-political and environmental narratives about art and our surroundings.
Main image: Shaun C. Badham, video still from head cam.
Tickets
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About the speakers
Shaun C. Badham
Shaun C. Badham is an artist who lives in Essex. He received a BA in Fine Art from University West of England in Bristol (2012), and and MFA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, University of London (2017).
Often responding to the socio-political, historical and human attributes of a given site, Shaun instigates long-term collaborative projects that are realised across different mediums, from local community actions to large-scale sculptural installations.
Notable projects include I’M STAYING (2014, ongoing); MORNING (2014-18) and PLOT (2018-21). With a research led practice and an emphasis on process, moments of public activity tend to facilitate investigation and dialogue surrounding the project, whether that’s via an exhibition, sculpture, group walk, a book or a workshop.
Shaun has presented work with numerous organisations including, Arnolfini, Centre of Contemporary Art, Bristol Biennial, Annka Kultys Gallery, South Kiosk, Kestle Barton, Letrangere Gallery, Sculpture in the City, Focal Point Gallery, House of Annetta and Firstsite.
Jes Fernie
Jes Fernie is an independent curator, lecturer and writer who works with galleries, visual arts organisations, universities and artists to make exhibitions, public artworks, residency projects and public programmes across the UK and abroad. She is interested in the social, political and environmental context in which art is made, situated, and viewed.
Jes writes and lectures extensively and has worked with a broad range of organisations including PEER, Serpentine Gallery, Manchester International Festival, Tate, Flat Time House, MK Gallery, Askeaton Contemporary Arts and Lund Cathedral. Jes is an Associate Lecturer at Central Saint Martins in London, and visiting lecturer at universities including the RCA, Royal Academy Schools, the Slade and Goldsmiths College. She is currently Chair of the Board of Trustees at Matt’s Gallery, London, and Trustee of the Swedish Curators’ Association.
In 2021 she launched Archive of Destruction, a long-term, international research project that brings together narratives around public sculpture that has been destroyed by rage, boredom, fear, greed and love. She recently published a book with Askteaton Contemporary Arts about failure, vulnerability, and things undone. In 2023, she curated a major contemporary sculpture exhibition at MK Gallery. Since 2017, she has been curator of Råängen, an award-winning programme of commissions, buildings and propositions in Lund, Sweden, for which she has devised a two-thousand-year curatorial framework.
Encounters
16 April – 2 November 2025
This season at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, we’re celebrating the inspiring and transformative encounters between Henry Moore and the people, objects and ideas in his orbit.
We’ll be holding a series of talks, open archives and film screenings, as well as a daily programme of free creative activities for families.
Find out more about this season’s events
Getting here
We’re located just 27 miles north of London in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside.
Our 2025 visitor season runs from 16 April to 2 November. We’re open Wednesday to Sunday, 11:00–17:00.
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens
Perry Green
Hertfordshire
SG10 6EE
United Kingdom
T: 01279 843 333
E: visitorservices@henry-moore.org
