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Free exhibition tours: SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

14:30–15:00

Sculpture Galleries

Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

Free Entry

Two visitors looking at the work of Roger Ackling.

Join us for a 30 minute introduction to SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling, led by our friendly Information Assistants.

Roger Ackling (1947-2014) consistently made objects by burning wood – focusing sunlight through the lens of a hand-held magnifying glass to scorch repeated patterns of lines on the surface.

Collecting driftwood from the beach at Weybourne near his home on the Norfolk coastline, as well as reclaimed broken and discarded materials, Ackling took little from the world to make his work and left nothing beyond a wisp of smoke in the air.

This exhibition reveals the breadth of Ackling’s practice, from his earliest experiments with a lens, to his final works.

When and where

Tours take place every Saturday and Sunday, 14:30–15:00, from 12 April to 22 June.

They’re free and there’s no need to book, just drop in and join our tour guide at the welcome desk.

Accessibility

We want to make it as easy as possible for all to attend, so please get in touch if you have any access needs that you would like to discuss before the workshop.

Accessibility

Step-free access

We have an accessible entrance via lift (doors 100cm wide) on Cookridge Street, bringing you onto the ground floor of the building.

The Sculpture Galleries are located on the ground floor, with a smooth, level floor.

Toilets

We have three gender-neutral superloos (self-contained cubicles with a toilet and sink) on the basement level, accessible by lift.

Additionally, we have one gender-neutral, accessible superloo, and one superloo with baby changing facilities.

Induction loops

There is a portable induction loop available for visitors to use in the galleries (please ask at the welcome desk).

Current exhibitions

SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Fourteen everyday wooden objects, including a plug, chip fork, lolly stick, and a peg, are arranged in a line on a wall. They have all been 'decorated' with different patterns of black lines, burnt by the sun using a magnifying glass.

Exhibition

SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

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Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Sarah Casey: Negative Mass Balance
A small circular glass disc etched with a drawing of a mountain on it in black and white. It is attached to a wall and gives a shadow underneath.

Exhibition

Sarah Casey: Negative Mass Balance

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Study Gallery
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Helen Chadwick: Artist, Researcher, Archivist
Black and white photo of a woman sat on the floor making a large-scale artwork, featuring drawings of a sheep and a many-armed figure.

Exhibition

Helen Chadwick: Artist, Researcher, Archivist

Archive Gallery
Leeds Art Gallery, UK

More events at Henry Moore Institute

Curator's Tour of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
A woman in a black dress stood in a gallery, with nine small wooden sculptures on wall-mounted plinths at various heights behind her.
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

Guided tour

Curator's Tour of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

13:00–14:00 & 18:00–19:00

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Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Forces of Nature: New Perspectives on Art and Changing Environments
Two planks of wood, joined together in a cross, with the silhouette of a hawk-like bird drawn on top in black marker pen.
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

Symposium

Forces of Nature: New Perspectives on Art and Changing Environments

10:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Open Archive: Roger Ackling
A collection of wooden objects that have all been 'decorated' with different patterns of black lines, burnt by the sun.
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

Open archive session

Open Archive: Roger Ackling

17:30–18:30

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Sculpture Research Library
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

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