The Boat Builders - Adam Weeks 2rd year Apprentice Engineer

Having studied Marine Engineering at college Adam came to Berthon to continue his training. He was installing a console when I was there, he explained how he enjoyed working from scratch, how there had been little opportunity to do practical things at school but he had grown up playing with Meccano and his family had boats.

The Boat Builders a new body of work by Emily Jo Gibbs for solo exhibition in the spring 2020.

This new series of portraits documents Foreman and their Apprentices working at Berthon Boatyard in Lymington. Highlighting the Value of Making and the importance of skilled labour. A celebration of people who prefer a hands-on approach, whose knowledge and skill is gained through the doing, learnt through making.

St Barbe Museum and Gallery, Lymington, SO41 9BH

**** NEW DATES 15 January - 26 February 2022

This project is being supported by Arts Council England.