Step Into My Shoes Exhibition - 7th FEB - 15th APRIL
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Celebrating the centenary anniversary of Captain Scott’s Antarctic expedition, Clare Abbatt’s work reflects on the importance of his journey and other significant journeys on foot. The exhibition will comprise work by contemporary artist Richard Long, iconic photographs taken by Herbert Ponting on Captain Scott’s fateful Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole 1910-12, Anna Sutcliffe’s photographs of Antarctica today, a selection of boots and shoes belonging to people who have made significant journeys on foot (including Captain Scott, John Clare, Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Satish Kumar) and new work by Clare Abbatt made in response to the themes of the exhibition.
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Northampton Museum & Art Gallery Northamptonshire NN1 1DP
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