Fred Levine Gallery is delighted to announce Caspian Campbell as our first Artist in Residence.
Her research and work will centre on two geological SSSI sites, Bruton Railway Cutting and Godminster Lane Quarry, where Victorian railway construction once exposed distinct evolutionary zones of Jurassic ammonites. Campbell will investigate how this excavation revealed deep geological time while simultaneously transforming local trade networks and reshaping perceptions of distance and connection. Through structured research at Bruton Museum, the Somerset Earth Science Centre, and the SSSI sites themselves, she'll study fossil classification, Victorian systems of categorisation, and the labour histories embedded in the railway's construction. Alongside this, Campbell will develop layered "paper paintings" from recycled paper and mineral pigments, incorporating ethically gathered local sediment, stone, and plant material, connecting geological, industrial, and personal histories with Bruton's contemporary landscape and community.