A Grimsby artist whose works were heavily damaged after the room they were in became flooded has launched an exhibition to showcase the fascinating process of restoring them.

From Saturday, July 20 to Saturday, August 3 and again from Friday, August 9 to Wednesday, August 24, the EIN VERRUCKTER WEISER exhibition by Dale Wells will be open to the public at Turntable Gallery on Grimsby Docks.




It comes just weeks after a significant amount of older artwork that Dale spent months creating was damaged – some beyond repair – after the storage chamber they were in became flooded with water, due to the taps at the above property being left on accidentally.

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Dale said: “The flood was such a setback. A lot of work was damaged – some was restorable, but some had to be destroyed. It was such a blow. It came at a time when we had so much non-gallery related issues to sort out, so it couldn’t have come at a worse time. Luckily, I’m able to begin the long process of restoring my own damaged works, and they form the basis of this exhibition.

“I don’t think you can let these things get you down. You have to keep going and that momentum is often the thing which heals the trauma.”

Dale will be restoring pieces at the exhibition for a performance element(Image: Turntable Gallery)

Alongside Dale’s artwork, the exhibition will centre around the restoration of a piece of early German cinema from 1926, WENN DAS ALLES ENDET (translation: When This All Ends), which was lost forever after the movie reel was destroyed in the countrywide floods of Germany that same year.

During the exhibition, members of the public will be able to watch Dale restoring parts of his damaged work and also recreating stage sets from the lost film, as a means of performance.



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