Alternative processes & contemporary commissions at the Old Lookout Gallery

A joint paper by K.J.Shepherdson and Rob Ball examining how modest spaces can be transformed into significant and potent sites of alternative creative spaces and in doing so facilitate contemporary lens-based commissions. This paper takes as its case study the Old Lookout Gallery in Broadstairs and considers how this site-specific place contributes to lens-based practice and provides space - even sanctuary - for traditional or alternative processes. The paper also reflects upon how the Old Lookout' has contributed to our own practices and sense of place and space.