“I began this project on a whim back in 2022 when I purchased a dollhouse. After I built it and modified it, I decorated it and then re-decorated it in various colour palettes and styles to create the impression of the house changing through time. Then it was left outside to face the elements. I photographed and filmed the birds moving in and nature taking over. A real abandoned house – only one twelfth the size. In autumn 2024, having survived all the seasons the house succumbed to fire. The destruction of the house led to the birth of this exhibition. Fallowfield is the story of the life and demise of this abandoned house told in a variety of ways – through installation, photography, film projection, craft, transformed furniture and a carefully curated collection of vintage curios. The miniature made life-sized and brought back to life.”

Clare Ormsby is a Jersey based abstract artist and 2006 winner of the Fox International Art Prize who has participated in solo and group exhibitions in Jersey, Portugal and France.

Commissioned by ArtHouse Jersey.

Viewing Times: 12pm - 6pm, Tuesday - Sunday from 17 July to 24 August
Tickets/Booking: Free entry, no booking necessary.