Public Erasure — Frances Gynn: The Cornish Chough

On Thursday 10 December, we invite you to join us for our first Public Erasure — The Cornish Chough, an interactive work by Frances Gynn RWA.

Fran will show a finished drawing of the Chough and invite visitors to take an eraser and rub it out, mark by mark, over the course of the evening. The performance draws attention to the growing number of species endangered by climate change, habitat loss and plastic pollution.

The subject is deliberate. The Chough sits on Cornwall's coat of arms, yet it vanished from the county in the twentieth century. In 2001 three birds arrived at the Lizard, and the following year two of them bred; this summer a record 161 young fledged. A species already erased from Cornwall once, whose return depends on continued care.

The EVENT OPENS At 5:30PM with a talk by Fran, after which visitors are invited to make the first erasure from 6pm.

Taking place during Hawksfield's late-night shopping, this is an evening for all the family — come along with friends and take a turn with the eraser.

Drinks served. All welcome and free to attend.

RSVP: lucy@circlecontemporary.co.uk