Lesley Garratt
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    • 2023 In Vivo
    • 2022 Panoply
    • 2021 Objects for Conjuring
    • 2021 Resplendent
    • 2020 Resplendent 1
    • 2019 An Eventuality
    • 2019 Shack Show
    • 2019 Understory
    • 2018 Seven and a Half Acres
    • 2017 Borders and Boundaries
    • 2017 Chimera
    • 2016 Exquisite Corps
    • 2016 Our.Self: Selfie Boxes
    • 2015 Window Dressing: cabinets of curiosity
    • 2014 The Torso Project
    • 2013 The Truck Project: a mobile gallery
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    • One and the Same
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Multitudes (Bed 29)
The various pieces comprising Multitudes respond to our collective awe and fascination with large aggregates: such as fields of flowers, forests of trees, herds, packs, murders, droves, colonies, schools, mobs, and more. These aggregates can be menacing – as in swarms of insects; elegant – as in the murmuration patterns of birds; and comforting – as in ‘safety in numbers’. Here we pay respect to the many multitudes surrounding us within Darts Hill Garden.

Sanctuary (Bed 19)
Inspired by the wire baskets and other structures protecting plants at Darts Hill Garden, we have created several pieces that speak to our individual interpretations of “sanctuary”. They converse with each other over their commonalities and differences, and reflect the over-arching concept of giving shelter or being sheltered. We have installed this collaborative piece in a protected area of the garden to echo the many ways in which Darts Hill Garden functions as a sanctuary.