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Kettle's Yard
"The role of art is to give food for thought, to act as a stimulant, to entice the onlooker to inspect things, people, emotions, from a new point of view" - Jim Ede.
︎I was recommended to pay a visit to Kettle's Yard many times, by many different people since I moved to London in 2016. Every single person encouraged me to go there and experience its magical atmosphere. They were all right.
Jim Ede, a writer and 'friend to artists’, and his wife Helen Ede, an art teacher, created Kettle’s Yard, a space to gather with fellow artists and cultivate the art of curation in 1957. The couple believed that art should inspire learning and donated their home and its remarkable collection of modern art to the University of Cambridge. The beautiful house has been extended and is now a gallery that hosts modern and contemporary art exhibitions. Kettle’s Yard is considered a sanctuary of art.
Photographing the gallery was an almost spiritual experience. It was a fresh spring morning in Cambridge and the warm sunlight streamed in, illuminating new corners as we moved around, visiting the house with us. It was obvious that everyone inside the space at that moment, including the curated objects, welcomed it. I was impressed by the sense of calm and care in every inch of the space. It was a transformative experience for me.
Jim Ede, a writer and 'friend to artists’, and his wife Helen Ede, an art teacher, created Kettle’s Yard, a space to gather with fellow artists and cultivate the art of curation in 1957. The couple believed that art should inspire learning and donated their home and its remarkable collection of modern art to the University of Cambridge. The beautiful house has been extended and is now a gallery that hosts modern and contemporary art exhibitions. Kettle’s Yard is considered a sanctuary of art.
Photographing the gallery was an almost spiritual experience. It was a fresh spring morning in Cambridge and the warm sunlight streamed in, illuminating new corners as we moved around, visiting the house with us. It was obvious that everyone inside the space at that moment, including the curated objects, welcomed it. I was impressed by the sense of calm and care in every inch of the space. It was a transformative experience for me.
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