“Make Me a Place in Time and Seasons: Works by Rosemary Mayer, 1971–1983”
May 10–June 28, 2025
Hollybush Gardens
London, England
Make Me a Place in Time and Seasons brought together works on paper related to fabric sculptures, ephemeral installations and unrealised projects from the 1970s and early 1980s. The show included two related sculptures from Mayer’s ‘temporary monument’ series: Scarecrow (model) for a field (1978–79), the only extant sculpture from this period, made with fabric, wood, and ribbons, and Irises (1980–81/2025), a 'Ghost' sculpture conceived for this exhibition by the Estate of Rosemary Mayer.
Photos: Eva Herzog
Moon Tent for the Flower Moon
As part of this exhibition, Hollybush Gardens, in collaboration with the Estate and artist Reto Pulfer, organized Moon Tent for the Flower Moon, a one-night installation and event at Peveril Gardens on the FormaHQ rooftop, on May 11. Celebrating the full moon, this installation was a new version of Mayer’s installation Moon Tent, realized on the occasion of the full moon in October of 1982 at the home of her friend, art historian Robert Hobbs.
Re-interpreting Moon Tent and referencing Mayer’s drawings of drapery, tents and banners, Pulfer created a series of braids, garlands and fabrics which intercepted the apertures and architecture of the building and rooftop garden. In dialogue with these interventions, Marie Warsh of The Estate of Rosemary Mayer brought together handmade floral sculptures, realised with direct reference to Mayer’s drawings, made from the glassine, cellophane and coloured papers that frequented her practice. Together, the installation offered an intergenerational call and response with Mayer’s original Moon Tent across time, place and practices.
The event included a poetry reading with contributions by Siobhan Liddell, Vanessa Onwuemezi, Natalie Häusler, and Aurelia Guo.
A recording of the event is found here.
As a document of this event, Hollybush Gardens published Hollybush Issue 18: Moon Tents, which includes texts by Rosemary Mayer, Robert Hobbs, and a new interview between Lisa Panting, Reto Pulfer, Jacob Robichaux, Malin Ståhl, and Marie Warsh.
Event photos: Anne Tetzlaff