Hobby horses and horse girls; folklore, fetish + consent, this exhibition by artist and folklorist Lucy Wright takes as its starting point the folk archetype of the hobby horse, in particular the well-known ’Obby ’Oss tradition which takes place each May in Padstow, North Cornwall.  Her new show examines how folk practices of all kinds might help us to navigate changing attitudes towards gender and intimacy.

Lucy is an Artist and Research Fellow in Folklore at the University of Hertfordshire whose work spans painting, textiles, participation and performance.

The show also features a bespoke musical track ‘Unite!’ based on the traditional Padstow May Day Song (Roud 305) created by LUNERTRACKTORS, award winning purveyors of Broken Folk.