
Emily Mackey’s sculpture with shadow (photo: Lauris Morgan-Griffiths).
Deep Time stories at Hastings Museum
Who knew that it was 200 years since the naming of a dinosaur known as Iguanodon? It was the second dinosaur ever to be named; the first being a Megalosaurus, yet the term dinosaur was not coined until 1842. Who knew? Certainly not HOT’s Lauris Morgan-Griffiths.
It sparked my interest, as it has the SoCo Artists’, a local voluntary, artist led organisation that supports artists in their practice and holds regular exhibitions. When the group settled on the idea for a show about the Iguanodon and the local geology, Hastings Museum generously gave them access to respond to its geological collection; the result being a challenging, innovative exhibition, Stories from Deep Time.
I have to admit that I didn’t even known what an Iguanodon was until I heard about this exhibition – you learn something every day. It is the 200th anniversary of the naming of the dinosaur known as Iguanodon. Continue reading…