New art exhibition depicting industrial wheat processing
Published: 25 August 2010
Do you take flour for granted? What about the bread which is loaded onto supermarket shelves on a daily basis? When you buy a loaf, do you think about what has happened to the wheat in order to make it? Or are you simply hungry to pop a slice in the toaster as quickly as possible?
FAB has found a fantastic new art exhibition which visually highlights the complex processes involved in growing, harvesting, milling, baking and grinding wheat into breadcrumbs.
Against a striking backdrop of murals showing industrial wheat processing, artist Belle Benfield’s exhibition, PRINTSHOP includes over 200 handmade printing stamps. Visitors have the opportunity to get involved by printing shopping lists and supermarket signs. The exhibition asks visitors to reflect on the lengthy processes that go into the production of supermarket foods as we all hunt for the lowest prices in these tough economic times.
The exhibition is open every day from 10am to 5pm at The HUB, Navigation Wharf, Carre Street, Sleaford, NG34 7TW until 3 October 2010. If you live locally, why not give it a try?
