Angletwich, 2021
Tramway, Glasgow
Tramway presents the first solo exhibition in Scotland by artist Flo Brooks, realised in partnership with
Brighton CCA, with Art Fund support.
The title of the show, Angletwich, takes its name from a Devonshire dialect term for a worm used in
fishing bait, but has evolved to describe a fast moving creature or child. It speaks to the frenetic
layering of people and activity within the works as well as recurrent motifs of migration and the
makeshift.
In weaving together this semi autobiographical narrative of queer and trans experience, Brooks has
turned to the rural South West England where he grew up and in particular its marginalised spaces
and communities. These new works centre on a series of rural archetypes; from the livestock fair
and the post office, to a lonely bus stop, generating a simultaneous sense of familiarity and isolation.
Each work in the exhibition is part of a wider whole; depicting characters, scenes and places which
together develop a critical narrative of place and queer experience in Britain. The installation
mirrors the environments found within the work, creating a dramatic context to more closely connect
the world of Brooks’ painting with the experience of encountering them.
Photos by Keith Hunter.