‘The Lizard peninsula is a rural region with an ancient history of farming that is reflected in the large proportion of land that is still being worked today. Kestle Barton was a working farm until Boaden Lyne retired in 2005 and it took on our current multi- purpose identity. As a venue we are committed to incorporating the question of land use into our programme, and to creating opportunities to discuss relevant concerns for those living in, and visiting, our surrounding area.

_{Harold, Rona, Elsa and Nevil Amiss, Tregullas Farm © Colin Robins and Oliver Udy}

The Anthology of Rural Life project that Colin Robins & Oliver Udy have been collaborating on for over a decade has been one such opportunity. They have made over twenty new portraits of farmers on The Lizard that are juxtaposed in the gallery with photographs that they have taken in Europe. This show offers a visual insight into the lives of many different people, in many different places, that are living in rural areas and have relationships to the land they live on. The exhibition aims to develop a narrative around shifts in rural life, and some of the complexities currently facing the countryside. It also provides a recognition of the central place that farming continues to play in the social and economic landscape of the Lizard.’

_{Anthology of Rural Life © Colin Robins and Oliver Udy}

Admission to the gallery is free. Find out more about visiting here.

_{Keith Pascoe, Rosenithon Farm © Colin Robins and Oliver Udy}

_{Anthology of Rural Life © Colin Robins and Oliver Udy}