Multi disciplinary collage from a mix of ideas taken from portraiture, landscape, folklore and symbolism to create an alternative secret society of the imaginary.

For the last three years Lock has been developing a series of works depicting characters from her imaginary world of noble folk. Pseudo sexual characters adorn behavioural oddments through a terrifying back - story of historical events as yet untold. Derived from snippets of overheard conversation and appropriated images the work weaves new narratives from history and myth through a complicated and sometimes mysterious tale of heartache, lust and delusional thinking.

Introducing new characters, landscape and trophies that may or may not exist within the story that as yet still remains hidden from the viewer, Lock forces the audience to re-invent their own dialogue within the works for constant reinvention to an often bizarre and outlandish end.

(Now that would be) Telling

2011 is the year where Lock reinvents new histories in historic places with curator Catherine Hemelryk and invited writers Ben Moor, Pamela Hartshorne, Lucinda Hawksley, Hallie Rubenhold and Liz Williams. Lock will be working through fantasies with each writer at Ickworth House Suffolk, Brantwood House Cumbria, Dr Johnsons House London and A La Ronde Devon.

The Arts Council funded project (Now that would be) Telling was launched on 5th July 2011 at Ickworth House, Suffolk. 

Follow the project for 2011 at http://www.nowthatwouldbetelling.com