30/10/2025
Beam is delighted to present a new exhibition ‘Bowls and Books; Water to Ash’ a series of new sculptures and framed works by long-standing Beam collaborator, John Newling. The sculptures in the exhibition take the form of either bowls or books, which are a recurring motif in the artist’s practice over the last decade. Alongside the sculptures are three framed works made from pressed and preserved leaves and flax seedlings. Accompanying the works produced over the last 12 months is a rare large drawing the artist made in 1982 in the formative years of his career.
The use of primary earthly materials such as soil, water, lead and copper to construct these works is a poetic attempt to consider and reconsider our relationship within the Earth.
The exhibition is now open. Thursday–Saturday, 9-5pm, or by appointment.
Personal tours of the exhibition are available with Beam Editions Director, Jonathan Casciani on Saturdays at 2pm and 4pm. Direct message Beam to book a time. Tour is 30 mins.
There will also be talks with the artist in January, to be announced shortly.
